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Two billion cars : driving toward sustainability / Daniel Sperling, Deborah Gordon ; [foreword by Arnold Schwarzenegger]..

Sperling, Daniel. (Author). Gordon, Deborah, 1959- (Added Author).

Summary:

In Two Billion Cars, transportation experts Daniel Sperling and Deborah Gordon provide a concise history of America's love affair with cars and an overview of the global oil and auto industries. America is still the leading emissions culprit, and what is especially worrying is that developing nations are becoming car-centric cultures as well. The authors explain how we arrived in this dangerous state, and also what we can do about it. Sperling and Gordon expose the roots of the problem-- the resistant auto-industry, dysfunctional oil markets, short-sighted government policies, and unmotivated consumers. They zero in on reforming our gas-guzzling culture, expanding the search for low-carbon fuels, environment-friendly innovations in transportation planning, and more. --from publisher description

Record details

ISBN: 9780199737239 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0199737231 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: xiii, 322 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2010, c2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-310) and index
Formatted Contents Note:	Surviving two billion cars -- Beyond the gas-guzzler monoculture -- Toward a greener Detroit -- In search of low-carbon fuels -- Aligning Big Oil with the public interest -- The motivated consumer -- California's pioneering role -- Stimulating Chinese innovation -- Driving toward sustainability -- Transforming transportation--after the fall.