ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF TRANSPORT AND TENDENCIES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT IN BULGARIA

Daniela TONEVA-ZHEYNOVA; Boyan MEDNIKAROV; Natalia NIKOLOVA; Kiril TENEKEDJIEV
4/1/2011
Marine sciences and engineering;
Renewable energies; Marine renewable energies and Sustenability; Advanced
technologies for MET; Climate changes

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Abstract
Sustainable transport is a key trend in the European policy towards sustainable development. It concerns important indicators, such as socio-economic development, sustainable production and consumption, climate change and energy, sustainable transport, natural resources, and many others. The study analyzes the impact of transport over the environment in the context of sustainable transport in Bulgaria. The study does not comment the problems related to social and economical impact of transport, and focuses on rail, road, inland waterway and air transport. The main indicators employed are energy consumption related to GDP, and greenhouse gas emissions. Comparisons are made with four other European member states.
Keywords
Sustainable transport; sustainable development; greenhouse gas emissions; energy consumption
Daniela TONEVA-ZHEYNOVA;
Technical University – Varna, Bulgaria
Boyan MEDNIKAROV;
Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna, Bulgaria ; Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna, Bulgaria ; Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna, Bulgaria
Natalia NIKOLOVA;
Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna, Bulgaria ; Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna, Bulgaria ; Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna, Bulgaria
Kiril TENEKEDJIEV
Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna, Bulgaria ; Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna, Bulgaria ; Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna, Bulgaria