Alternative Fuels: Incompletely Addressing the Problems of the Automobile

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dc.contributor.authorShasby, Benjamin Matthewen
dc.contributor.committeechairSanchez, Thomas W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLang, Robert E.en
dc.contributor.departmentUrban Affairs and Planningen
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-06T16:01:45Zen
dc.date.adate2004-06-30en
dc.date.available2011-08-06T16:01:45Zen
dc.date.issued2004-05-25en
dc.date.rdate2004-06-30en
dc.date.sdate2004-05-25en
dc.description.abstractThe inordinate reliance of the United States on the automobile for transportation causes a number of problems for the nation. Finite supplies of petroleum imported from volatile parts of the world place the economy at risk from price spikes and eventual depletion. Pollution from motor vehicle exhaust has public health and environmental consequences. Many politicians, automotive interest groups, and others advocate for the use of alternative fuels to replace fossil fuels. This paper investigates the advantages and disadvantages of the following: Natural Gas, Ethanol, Biodiesel, Hydrogen Fuel Cells, and Hybrid Gasoline Electric Systems. The paper concludes with a discussion of the problems associated with the automobile that will not be addressed through a movement towards alternative fuels: urban sprawl, transportation equity, environmental degradation, and public health.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Urban and Regional Planningen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05252004-152456en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05252004-152456en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/9976en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartFinalPaper2AlternativeFuels.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectHydrogenen
dc.subjectBiodieselen
dc.subjectHybriden
dc.subjectFuel Cellen
dc.subjectNatural Gasen
dc.subjectEthanolen
dc.subjectAlternative Fuelsen
dc.titleAlternative Fuels: Incompletely Addressing the Problems of the Automobileen
dc.typeMajor paperen
thesis.degree.disciplineUrban Affairs and Planningen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Urban and Regional Planningen

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