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What is Sustainable Transport/Sustainable Transport Development

Chapter 10
Handbook of Research on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Decision Making for Sustainable Supply Chains
Refers to the broad subject of transport that is sustainable in the senses of social, environmental and climate impacts. Components for evaluating sustainability include the particular vehicles used for road, water or air transport; the source of energy; and the infrastructure used to accommodate the transport (roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals and terminals). Transport operations and logistics as well as transit-oriented development are also involved in evaluation. Transportation sustainability is largely being measured by transportation system effectiveness and efficiency as well as the environmental and climate impacts of the system.
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Electric Car-Sharing as a Solution Supporting the Development of Electromobility and an Element of the Travel Chain
Grzegorz Sierpiński (Silesian University of Technology, Poland) and Katarzyna Turoń (Silesian University of Technology, Poland)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9570-0.ch010
Abstract
The recently observed increase in the number of car-sharing operators using a fleet of electric vehicles created an opportunity to expand existing ecological travel chains. Electromobility is one of travelling options that reduces the transport carbon footprint. The goal of the chapter is to draw attention to the need of using car-sharing to promote environmentally friendly behavior and overcome concerns related to using an electric vehicle. The work presents the development of electric car-sharing in Europe and indicates challenges for further expansion of electromobility. By adding electric-car-sharing to the travel chain, the perception of ecological travelling significantly changes, since it combines various advantages for the user (e.g., comfort of travelling and individual trip) and a positive effect of such a choice on the environment and the city.
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