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原文传递 Transportation Planning for Sustainability Guidebook.

题名：	Transportation Planning for Sustainability Guidebook.
作者：	Amekudzi, A.; Meyers, M.
关键词：	Case Studies; Guide Books; Objectives; Performance Measurement; State Transportation Agencies; Sustainability; Sustainable Development; Sustainable Transportation
摘要：	Transportation infrastructure investments have long-lasting implications not only on the transportation system but also on the larger environmental, economic, and social systems with which transportation interacts. As stated on the sustainability webpage of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the sustainability of the transportation system is critical because the sector is responsible for 10 percent of the worlds gross domestic product, 22 percent of global energy consumption, 25 percent of fossil fuel burning, and 30 percent of global air pollution and greenhouse gases. Transportation agencies generally do not have processes and tools to gather and sort through information on such system interactions in order to make more effective investment decisions. Sustainable transportation is generally used to refer to transportation that contributes to the sustainable development of the community that owns and uses the system. A principal component of sustainable development, sustainable transportation tends to be defined in different ways by different agencies depending on specific priorities or constraints. However, it essentially includes effective and efficient system performance, with positive impacts on the social quality of life, economic competitiveness and the preservation of the natural environment. More recently, transportation agencies in the US have begun to develop processes and tools to gather and analyze information on system interactions in order to make more effective investment decisions. Other countries have conducted research on transportation and sustainability for several years and as a result, international experiences can provide several valuable lessons. Examples of international experiences that might be of interest include a wide range of planning and analysis tools, including Spatial Planning, Backcasting and Strategic Sustainability Analysis (SSA). Backcasting is an analytical tool that recasts the d
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