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South East Queensland's link to sustainability groups, services and resources
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Articles and Publications on Transport
Publications on transport and the sustainability impacts and problems surrounding it.Links categorised by region...
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This section of the Queensland Transport website provides information on steps that can be taken to attain a sustainable transport system in Queensland. Further links to TravelSmart and Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) project and guidelines on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) website are available on this website.
http://www.transport.qld.gov.au/Home/General_information/
Environment/Ecologically_sustainable_transport/
Transport related section of the book, text and multimedia website Sustainable Insight, featuring purchasable books on the factors of sustainability, and problems, relating to transport. There are also transport related text in the DVD’s section. Other sustainability topics are covered in the site’s various categories.
http://www.sustainableinsight.com.au/shop/books_transport.htm
This latest report by Australian Bureau of Statistics focuses on the environmental impacts associated with transport and the transport industry in Australia. Some of the topics covered are the use of energy and greenhouse gas emissions by the transport system, impact on wildlife, biodiversity and aquatic environments, air pollution and the reduced livability of urban environments.
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Previousproducts/
1301.0Feature%20Article312003?opendocument&tabname
=Summary&prodno=1301.0&issue=2003&num=&view=
A search on transport related topics in the Australian Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas website. Several articles in this one web-page list featuring transport and its link to the concerns and vulnerabilities of oil. Major sections of this website covering quality text and articles include News and Articles, Media, and Select Reading. The ASPO is an organisation dealing with reducing Australia’s oil vulnerability.
http://www.aspo-australia.org.au/index.php?searchword
=transport&option=com_search&Itemid=5
This section of the Australian Local Government Association website provides information and further links to the definition of sustainable transport within the Australian context, public transport issues and challenges and national and international public transport websites.
http://www.alga.asn.au/policy/transport/sustran/
This section of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) website provides information on Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) project and guidelines taking into consideration economic, social and long-term environmental issues. The EST is a framework for governments to set goals, objectives, targets or standards and initiate actions towards sustainable transportation. Further links to statistics and relevant publications are also available on this website.
http://www.oecd.org/about/0,2337,en_2649_34363_1_1
_1_1_1,00.html
Transport section of the Optimum Population Trust website, displaying indepth the link between the increase in fossil fuel consumption, vehicles, aircraft and their emissions, and the world’s overpopulation. There is also a focus on the United Kingdom. Website also includes another section, titled Links, featuring a list of sites about population, demographics, resources, and environment.
http://www.optimumpopulation.org/opt.more.traffic.html
This report was written by the World Health Organisation and provides information on the main effects of transport on human health and the environment in Europe. It analyses the health burden and health gains from transport policies set by some European governments and provides solutions in achieving transport systems that are sustainable for health and the environment.
http://www.euro.who.int/document/e72015.pdf