Environmental Health Impacts of Transport and Mobility
. Ed(S): Nicolopoulou-Stamati, Polyxeni; Hens, Luc; Howard, C. V.
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Hardback. Examines the health effects of transport and mobility by addressing the major issues related to the subject and analyzing their consequences. This book discusses air pollution, noise, and sedentarism and its related endocrine problems. It is suitable for professionals in both environmental and health sciences, and decision-makers. Editor(s): Nicolopoulou-Stamati, Polyxeni; Hens, Luc; Howard, C. V. Series: Environmental Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 839.
The day I became the Flemish Minister for Mobility in 1999, my region of Flanders was one of the poorest students of the “EU class” for traffic safety. This was in spite of a variety of measures taken by previous governments, to improve traffic and safety because of unsafe driving behaviour and to reduce the emissions of traff- related pollutants. In this context, I focussed on one specific aspect of traffic safety: the number of traffic deaths and injuries on the roads. My intention was to raise a broad societal debate on mobility. It seemed to me that the most ... Read more
The day I became the Flemish Minister for Mobility in 1999, my region of Flanders was one of the poorest students of the “EU class” for traffic safety. This was in spite of a variety of measures taken by previous governments, to improve traffic and safety because of unsafe driving behaviour and to reduce the emissions of traff- related pollutants. In this context, I focussed on one specific aspect of traffic safety: the number of traffic deaths and injuries on the roads. My intention was to raise a broad societal debate on mobility. It seemed to me that the most ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
Series
Environmental Science and Technology Library
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402043048
SKU
V9781402043048
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