Efficiency and sustainability indicators for passenger and commodities transportation systems. The case of Siena, Italy

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 155-169

  Federici, M ^a   Ulgiati, S ^a   Verdesca, D ^a   Basosi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emergy; Energy; Environmental indicators; Exergy; Transports

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; RAILROADS;

SYSTEM DYNAMICS;

RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

BUS TRANSPORT; ENERGY USE; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

ITALY; SIENA; TUSCANY;

EID: 0141924117     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-160X(03)00040-2     Document Type: Article

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