Meeting the Challenge of Sustainable Mobility: The Role of Technological Innovations

by Harry Geerlings

Overview

The author provides new insights into the relationship between transport and the environment, the role of technology and the meaning of the concept of sustainable development for the transport sector. Special attention is given to the relationship between technological progress and policy. The different theoretical approaches are combined to create a strategy for R&D and the implementation of mega-technological innovations. The empirical part deals with two specific cases: Maglev technology and fuel-cell technology for transport purposes. Taking into account the new theoretical insights and the empirical findings, the author presents a synthesis and draws conclusions which are important for researchers and professionals in transportation, environmental sciences and related fields.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642600890
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	12/06/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

Table of Contents

List of tables.- List of figures.- 1 New challenges in technology development: the environmental problem.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Environmental problems.- 1.3 The scientific response.- 1.4 The structure of this book.- A Theoretical part.- 2 Transport, technology and sustainable development.- 3 The evolutionary theory of technology dynamics.- 4 Policy making in networks and alliances: implications for a sustainable technology policy.- 5 Directing innovations in the transport sector: a synthesis.- B Empirical part.- 6 Exploring trends and ‘weak signals’.- 7 The Maglev-technology.- 8 The Fuel-cell technology.- 9 Some conclusions and reflections.- Annex.- Annex I List of interviewed persons.- Annex II Technology evaluation manual and tables.- Annex III The technology clusters and their impact on the environment.- References.