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The 2009 Ogden Transport LectureFree public lecture Listen to audio recording (mp3) of the Towards Two Billion Cars Public Lecture. Bookings are essentialPlease Visit the On-line Registration Site to Register: Online Registration Lecture Presenter
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AbstractThe number of motor vehicles in the world is projected to reach two billion by 2030. While the car offers individuals many mobility benefits, our cities and the planet are struggling under the strain of accommodating the increasing number of vehicles. To create a more sustainable transport future we need to change the gas guzzling car monoculture that all too often defines our current urban transport systems. An integrated package of measures potentially holds the key to addressing these challenges. This lecture examines how our transport monoculture can evolve through using technology to improve fuel economy, replacing the internal combustion engine and providing enhanced personal mobility options.Speaker BioDan Sperling is a Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and a Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at University of California, Davis. He is the Founding Director of the Institute of Transportation Studies and Acting Director of the Energy Efficiency Center. Professor Sperling is recognized as a leading international expert on transportation technology assessment, energy and environmental aspects of transportation, and transportation and climate policy. Governor Schwarzenegger recently appointed Professor Sperling to the “automotive” seat on the California Air Resources Board. In the past 25 years, he has authored or co-authored over 200 technical papers and 11 books. Professor Sperling is chair of the (Davos) World Economic Forum council on “Future of Mobility” and a recent member of 12 US National Academies committees on Transportation and Climate Policy, Energy Efficiency, Gasoline Taxes, Hydrogen, Transport in China, Biomass Fuels R&D, and others. He was founding chair of standing committees for the U.S. Transportation Research Board on Alternative Transportation Fuels (1989-96), and Sustainability and Transportation (2006-08).Lecture Date & Time
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