Transport for sustainable development in the ECE region
Publisher: UNECE Transport Division
Published: 2011
Place of publication: [Geneva]
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Subjects: Transportation; Environmental aspects; Sustainable development; Transportation and state
Description: Transport affects social, economic and environmental sustainability. Transport links markets and individuals, making regions more competitive and promoting individuals' social and economic development. The transport system provides the individual with access to basic social services, such as health, food, education, employment and recreational activities. This requires the transport system to be safe to ensure that human health is not at risk. Environmental sustainability is affected negatively by transport through the consumption of non-renewable energy, the emissions of harmful pollutants and greenhouse gases, through the generation of waste and by a reduction of natural habitat.
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