Low Carbon Transport in Asia

Eric Zusman is a Senior Climate Policy Researcher at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in Hayama, Japan

The book represents a pioneering effort to identify and remove barriers to a co-benefit approach in developing Asia's transport sector. It is essential reading for transport policy makers, planners, and researchers concerned with low carbon transport, climate change and development in Asia and the wider world.

Foreword. Preface Section 1: Introduction 1. Low Carbon Transport and Co-Benefits in Asia: An Overview Section 2: Analytical Frameworks 2. The Co-Benefits of Transport Policies in Asia: A Review of the Literature 3. Maximizing the Co-Benefits of Light-Duty Dieselization in Asia 4. Reducing Particulate Matter Emissions from Buses and Trucks in Asia: A Framework to Assess Air Pollution and Climate Change Co-Impacts Section 3: Case Studies 5. Quantifying Co-benefits from Low Carbon Transport in Hanoi, Vietnam 6. Analyzing the Co-Benefits of Transport Policies in Hyderabad, India 7. The Co-Benefits of a City Toll in Beijing: Barriers and Solutions 8. Integrating Land Use, Transport, Energy and the Environment: The Case of Bandung, Indonesia 9. Enabling Fuel Switching Pakistan: A Case Study of Compressed Natural Gas 10. The Co-Benefits of Jakarta's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT): Getting the Institutions Right Section 4: International Initiatives and The Way Forward 11. Japan's Approach to Co-Benefits: Recognition, Implementation, and Evaluation 12. International Climate Change Initiatives and Low Carbon Transport in Asia: Perspectives and Prospects 13. Low Carbon Transport and Co-Benefits in Asia: The Way Forward