Material Type  

 단행본

ISBN  

9780737738308 (hbk.) : $48.80

ISBN  

0737738308 (hbk.)

ISBN  

9780737738315 (pbk.)

ISBN  

0737738316 (pbk.)

DDC  

388.0973-20

Callnumber  

388.0973 G366t

Author  

Gerdes, Louise I. , 1953-

Title/Author  

Transportation : edited by Louise Gerdes

Publish Info  

Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2008

Material Info  

219 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

총서명  

Opposing viewpoints series

서지주기  

Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-210) and index

Formatted Contents Note  

완전내용What alternative transportation strategies are best? Ethanol will reduce America's dependence on crude oil / Brian Jennings ; The claimed benefits of ethanol are unfounded / John Stossel ; Hydrogen has significant promise as an alternative fuel / Daniel Sperling and Joan Ogden ; The promise of hydrogen as an alternative fuel is exaggerated / Joseph J. Romm ; Public transportation will reduce urban congestion / Lester Hoel ; Public transportation will not diminish Americans' love of cars / Joel Kotkin -- What transportation policies best protect national security? Privatizing airport security will better protect passengers / Anthony Gregory ; Privatization will not resolve airport security challenges / Paul C. Light ; The United States should maintain control of ports / The Nation ; Outsourcing port management will not threaten national security / The Washington Post ; The NAFTA superhighway threatens U.S. sovereignty and security / Kelly Taylor ; The NAFTA superhighway is an unsubstantiated rumor / Philip Dine -- What laws best protect driver safety? Seat belts reduce highway fatalities / Danielle E. Roeber ; Seat belt laws are unnecessary / Ted Balaker ; Motorcycle helmet laws save lives / Marian Moser Jones and Ronald Bayer ; Motorcycle helmet laws limit personal freedom / Jacob Sullum ; Laws banning cell phone use while driving are necessary / Joseph J. Hazewski ; Restrictions on elderly drivers are necessary / Anastasia Niedrich ; Restrictions on elderly drivers are unnecessary / Eli Lehrer -- What is the future of transportation? Maglev trains have significant benefits / Eric Russell ; Maglev trains are impractical and expensive / Los Angeles Times ; Space elevators will transport people and payloads into space / Keith Gerein ; Space elevator development faces serious challenges / The Economist ; Commercial space travel will become increasingly common / Katherine Mangu-Ward ; Flying cars may soon take to the air / Christopher McDougall.

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

Transportation United States Juvenile literature

Subject Added Entry-Topical Term  

Transportation and state United States Juvenile literature

Series Added Entry-Uniform Title  

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)

Price Info  

$$48.80

Control Number  

joongbu:472910