## **The Epitome of Technological Advancements in Automotive Safety and Environmental Stewardship**

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### Unrivaled Safety: A Fortress on the Road

**Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS):**

* **Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC):** Maintains a safe distance from vehicles ahead, automatically adjusting speed to avoid collisions.
* **Lane Departure Warning (LDW):** Alerts drivers of unintentional lane drifting, enhancing stability and reducing the risk of run-off accidents.
* **Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM):** Detects vehicles in blind spots, providing visual and audible warnings to prevent lane changes into potential hazards.
* **Forward Collision Warning (FCW):** Monitors traffic ahead, issuing warnings and initiating emergency braking if necessary.
* **Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB):** Triggers automatic braking to minimize or prevent rear-end collisions.

**Structural Integrity and Airbag Protection:**

* **High-Strength Steel Frame:** Provides exceptional crash protection by absorbing and dissipating impact energy.
* **Multi-Stage Airbag System:** Deploys front, side, and curtain airbags sequentially to maximize passenger protection in various collision scenarios.

### Environmental Champion: A Breath of Fresh Air

**Hybrid Propulsion Technology:**

* **Electric Powertrain Assistant:** Boosts acceleration and improves fuel efficiency by providing electric assistance during takeoff and cruising.
* **Regenerative Braking:** Converts braking energy into electricity, recharging the battery and extending the vehicle's range.

**Eco-Friendly Materials:**

* **Bio-Based Plastics:** Utilizes sustainable, plant-derived materials to reduce the vehicle's carbon footprint.
* **Recyclable Components:** Designed with end-of-life recycling in mind, minimizing environmental impact.

**Emissions Control Systems:**

* **Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR):** Injects urea solution into exhaust gases, converting harmful nitrogen oxides into harmless nitrogen and water.
* **Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF):** Traps soot particles, significantly reducing emissions of harmful pollutants.

In 1993 the first Clinton administration declared environmental security a national security issue, but by the end of the Bush administrations environmental security had vanished from the government's agenda. This book uses changing US environmental security policy to propose a revised securitisation theory, one that both allows insights into the intentions of key actors and enables moral evaluations in the environmental sector of security. Security and the Environment brings together the subject of environmental security and the Copenhagen School's securitisation theory. Drawing on original interviews with former key players in United States environmental security, Rita Floyd makes a significant and original contribution to environmental security studies and security studies more generally. This book will be of interest to international relations scholars and political practitioners concerned with security, as well as students of international environmental politics and US policy-making.

Author: Floyd, Rita
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Security and the Environment
Pages: 00232 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2006-05-30
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780521197564
Category: Science : Environmental Science
Category: Political Science : International Relations - General