Sustainable Mass Transit: Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Public Transportation examines the numerous types of mass transit systems, looking closely at all their key functions, including operations, maintenance, development, design, building and retrofitting. It examines the mitigation measures that reduce or eliminate negative environmental impacts, including green infrastructure, materials conservation, ecological conservation and other sustainable initiatives. The book explores organizational best practices, environmental regulatory constraints and life-cycle assessments, describing which sustainable elements can be added while rehabilitating or expanding a mass transportation infrastructure or ancillary facility. The book concludes with a look at forthcoming sustainable initiatives that will enhance mass transit systems.

A comprehensive overview of how to make global public transportation systems more energy efficient and less reliant on fossil fuels

About the Author
Thomas Abdallah, P.E. LEED AP, is Vice President Design Services and Chief Environmental Engineer for the New York City MTA's Construction and Development (MTA C&D) agency. Thomas holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rutgers University. He is responsible to provide expert environmental engineering services for all MTA capital projects and has over 35 years of experience as an environmental engineer. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University in the Sustainability Management graduate program. He has appeared on Discovery Channel, PBS, NPR and appeared in an episode of History Channel's Modern Marvels - Moving America.


Book Information
ISBN 9780128112991
Author Thomas Abdallah
Format Paperback
Page Count 230
Imprint Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Publisher Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Weight(grams) 340g