TY  - BOOK
ED  - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
ED  - ProQuest (Firm)
TI  - Decoupling the environmental impacts of transport from economic growth
SN  - 9789264027138
AV  - HE147.65 .D43 2006
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Paris
PB  - OECD
KW  - Transportation
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Published in French under the title: L'impact environnemental des transports : comment le decoupler de la croissance economique; Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-113); Transport and the economy -- Transport and the environment -- Decoupling indicators -- Policy instruments for decoupling -- National case studies -- Conclusion : towards a decoupling strategy
N2  - Transport activity continues to cause large adverse impacts on the environment, human health and the economy. But is a negative impact of transport on the environment a necessary consequence of economic growth? This book illustrates that decoupling the environmental impacts of transport from economic growth is achievable, through the efficient use of charges, fees, taxes and other economic instruments. These economic approaches can complement regulatory measures to encourage a shift towards more environmentally-friendly modes of transport, such as from road to certain forms of rail transport. Other factors which could help to decouple transport impacts from economic growth are improvements in freight transport logistics, and dematerialization.--Publisher's description
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