<h4>A single-volume engineering text on sustainable options for transportation</h4><p><i>Sustainable Transportation Systems Engineering</i> offers timely coverage of the role of transportation in sustainable development, the emergence of alternative fuels, and the relationship between electric vehicles and the smart grid. The book presents a systems approach to solving transportation problems and covers technology considerations, modeling of consumer choice, passenger transportation, and freight transportation. System-wide transportation issues, such as energy security, air quality, and emergency planning, are also discussed. This comprehensive resource features equations, worked-out examples, case studies, and end-of-chapter problems. <p>Coverage includes:<ul><li>Providing access to amenities and goods movement without excessive congestion<li>Meeting transportation demand without excessive financial cost<li>Assuring access to a transportation energy supply for the long term<li>Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other negative ecological impacts<li>Intramodal and intermodal transportation <li>Developing alternative fuels and power delivery platforms<li>Urban air quality<li>Transportation security<li>Hazardous transportation management</ul>