The Urgent Need for "Smart Urban Transport" to Combat Climate Change in the People's Republic of China
Asian Development Bank | November 2008
Abstract
The Asian Development Bank recently supported technical assistance on resource optimization in the road sector in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) where a methodology on measuring CO2 emissions for road projects and a handbook on awareness of climate change and eco-transport were developed. A key conclusion is the urgent need for “smart urban transport.”The Asian Development Bank recently supported technical assistance on resource optimization in the road sector in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) where a methodology on measuring CO2 emissions for road projects and a handbook on awareness of climate change and eco-transport were developed. A key conclusion is the urgent need for “smart urban transport.”
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Asian Development Bank. 2008. The Urgent Need for "Smart Urban Transport" to Combat Climate Change in the People's Republic of China. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/2706. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Bus Transportation Costs
Demand For Transport
Means Of Transport
National Transport
Passenger Transport
Road & Highway Transport
Road Transportation Systems
Sea Transport
Transport Costs
Transport Efficiency
Transport Infrastructure
Transport Planning
Transport Policy
Transport Services
Transport Systems
Transport Tax
Transportation
Urbanization
Urban Services
Urban Projects
Urban Problems
Urban Poverty
Urban Policy
Urban Planning
Urban Infrastructure
Urban Health
Urban Government
Urban Economic Development
Urban Development Finance
Urban Development
Urban Conditions
Urban Communities
Urban Population
Modes of transport
Airports
Ports
Shipping
Taxis
Vehicle
Automobile industry
Road traffic
Inland transport
International transport
Public transport
Urban transport
Transport projects
Transport workers
Tranport statistics
Transport networks
Urban traffic
Urban Plans
Urbanism
Urban agriculture
Economic Development
Rural Urban Migration
Cities
Communication and traffic
Navigation
Transport planes
Air transportation industry
Air transportation system
Intra-airport transportation
Inland water transportation
Intercoastal shipping
Marine transportation
Local transit
Highway transportation
Motor transportation
Student transportation
Choice of transportation
Public transportation
Transportation industry
Mass transit
Municipal transit
Local government
Urban renewal
Urban housing
Urban sociology
Transit systems
Rapid transit
Public transit
Mass transit
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