University of Pardubice Jan Perner Transport Faculty Transport and ...

Introduction
The growth of civilization and globalisation is directly associated with the development of
transportation system. Looking in historical, economical and social terms its agreeable that
transport is the most important industry in the world.The development of transport in the past
decades has increased to the better and to the worst at the same time. Through development of
transport there has been a concern of enviromental quality and threat of climate change which
have converged to produce a growing interest in the concept of sustainable development.
Transportation plays a major role in today’s world and is an essential extension of almost any
human activity. Concerns about the role of transportation in greenhouse gas emissions, fuel
resource depletion, toxic pollution, as well as issues relating to transportation costs and the equity
impacts of transportation have risen up. Thus, transportation sustainability must be addressed as a
logical step toward overall sustainable development.
Whilst sustainable development tries to balances environmental, social and economic
objectives.Cities and government in developed coutries have taken an initiative to promote
sustainable transportation. Today sustainable development is viewed as a development that
improves the standard of living and quality of life at the same time protecting and enhancing the
natural environment. In the bachelor thesis sustainability is defined by many authors and the most
relevant one which cover all base was the Brundtland Commission.
The concept of sustainability relates to the maintenance and enhancement of environmental,
social and economic resources, in order to meet the needs of current and future generations.The
primary focus of the thesis is to see the chanllenges of sustainnability and and provide the
solution by coming up with measurements, goals and objectives.
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