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  title info:
    title: Sustainable mass transit
    sub title: challenges and opportunities in urban public transportation
  name:
    name part: Abdallah, Thomas
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: ScienceDirect (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: ne
    date issued: 2017
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource : illustrations
  abstract: Sustainable Mass Transit: Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Public Transportation examines the numerous types of mass transit systems, looking closely at all their key functions, including operations, maintenance, development, design, building and retrofitting.
  table of contents: Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; Dedication; Chapter 1. Sustainable Mass Transit; Abstract; Introduction; Sustainability and Energy Use; Mass Transit; Growing and Revitalizing a City; The Four Categories of Commuting; Convincing People to Take Mass Transit; An International Ideology; The Human Element; Great Opportunities; Government Participation; Conclusion; Further Reading; Chapter 2. Infrastructure, Facilities and Vehicles; Abstract; Introduction; History; Train Infrastructure; Stations and Terminals; Signal and Communications; Line Equipment; Facilities; Light Rail Systems.
  table of contents: Train CarsBus Service; Bus Depots; Bus Rapid Transit; Materials; Conclusion; Further Reading; Chapter 3. Energy; Abstract; Introduction; Fossil Fuels; Power Generating Plants; Electricity for Train Service; Diesel Fuel and the Internal Combustion Engine; Combustion and the Greenhouse Gas Effect; Financial Aspect of Energy in Mass Transit; Renewable Energy; Green Energy for Sale; Conclusion; Further Reading; Chapter 4. Environmental Impacts; Abstract; Introduction; The History of Impacts on the Environment; Noise and Vibration; Water Impacts; Challenging Material and Equipment.
  table of contents: Refuse Removal and DisposalMaintenance Shop Impacts; Bus Operation Environmental Impacts; Bus Depot Impacts; Visual Impacts of Mass Transit Infrastructure; Environmental Regulations and Management; Financial Impacts; Conclusion; Further Reading; Chapter 5. Sustainability in Train Rail Systems; Abstract; Introduction; Sustainability Assessment; Electrical Consumption Reduction in Train Operations; Regenerative Braking; Wayside Energy Storage; On-Board Energy Storage; Lighting; Light Emitting Diodes; Natural Lighting; Natural Ventilation; White Roofs and the Heat Island Effect; Solar Energy.
  table of contents: Vertical Axis Wind TurbinesEnvironmental Mitigation; Noise and Vibration Mitigation; Customer Trash Recycling; Sensors, Timers, and Monitors; Conclusion; Further Reading; Chapter 6. Sustainable Initiatives for Public Bus Networks; Abstract; Introduction; Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel; Compressed Natural Gas; Biodiesel; Hybrid Buses; Historic Reduction; Electric Buses; Environmental Protection Agency Emission Standards; Bus Depots; Heat Recovery Units; Green Roofs; Rainwater Collection Systems; Strategic Initiatives; Conclusion; Further Reading.
  table of contents: Chapter 7. Future Challenges and Sustainability OpportunitiesAbstract; Introduction; All-Electric Bus Fleet; Electrical Energy Storage; Dedicated Renewable Energy; Groundwater Usage; Geothermal; Green Infrastructure; Climate Adaptation; Combinations; Intermodal Bike Sharing; Energy Saving Devices; Conclusion; Further Reading; Chapter 8. Environmental Mitigation of Construction Impacts; Abstract; Introduction; Environmental Review; Recycling; Beneficial Reuse of Excavated Soils; Landfills; Wetlands; Demolition Phase of Construction; Hazardous Waste.
  note: Thomas Abdallah.
  note: Includes index.
  note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
  subject:
    topic: Urban transportation
    topic: Environmental aspects
  subject:
    topic: Urban transportation
    topic: Planning
  subject:
    topic: Sustainable urban development
  subject:
    topic: Transports urbains
    topic: Aspect de l'environnement
  subject:
    topic: Transports urbains
    topic: Planification
  subject:
    topic: Urbanisme durable
  subject:
    topic: Sustainable urban development
  subject:
    topic: Urban transportation
    topic: Environmental aspects
  subject:
    topic: Urban transportation
    topic: Planning
  classification: HE305
  classification: 388.4
  related item:
    title info:
      title: Sustainable mass transit : challenges and opportunities in urban public transportation
    name:
      name part: Abdallah, Thomas.
    origin info:
      publisher: Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Oxford, England ; Cambridge, Massachusetts : Elsevier, ©2017
    physical description:
      extent: approximately 246 pages
  identifier: 9780128113004
  identifier: 0128113006
  identifier: 9780128112991
  identifier: 0128112999
  identifier: 2017275389
  identifier: http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login
  record info:
    record content source: OPELS
    record creation date: 170522
    record change date: 20260327151835.9
    record identifier: in00005761869
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng