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COJ Technical & Scientific Research

Environmentally Sustainable Urban Transport: An Emerging Concern

  • Open or CloseAkshey Bhargava1*, Nancy2, Shree3, Kriti J4, Sheetal K5 and Kriti K6

    1Dr. Akshey Bhargava , Ex. Rajasthan Pollution Control Board, Jaipur, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India.

    2Nancy , MSc Economics, Haryana, India

    3Shreekanya Baral- Mplan, School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada, India

    4Kirti Kashyap - M.Tech Environmental engineering, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India

    5Dr. Sheetal Kamble- Assistant Professor, Environmental Science, P P Savani University, Surat, Gujarat, India

    6Kriti Jain - M.E.Enironmental Engineering, India

    *Corresponding author: Akshey Bhargava, Ex Rajasthan Pollution Control Board, CEPT, Delhi, India

Submission: August 12, 2020; Published: September 11, 2020

Abstract

Urban areas on a global scale are posing multidimensional environmental problems, of which urban transport is one of the significant emerging concerns. The urban transport in the present context is resulting into significantly high traffic congestion, air pollution coupled with noise pollution and various diseases associated with psychological stress and disorder. To address this issue globally, concept of sustainable urban concept came into existence and subsequently replaced to environmentally sustainable urban transport system. The term sustainable transport came to describe modes of transport along with systems of transport planning which match the wider dimensions of sustainability. Subsequently, the problems of air, noise and other environmental problems were considered to add environment to sustainability. The authors of the present paper have attempted to describe environmental sustainability of urban transport in terms of its concepts, predominant indicators, ideal parameters etc. to address the issues relating to urban transport.

Keywords: Environment; Sustainability; Urban transport; Environmental challenges; Green vehicles; Bicycle and walking approach; Carrying capacity; Economic model

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