Potential futures for road transportation CO2 emissions in the Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 355-377

  Marcotullio, Peter J ^a,b   Marshall, Julian D ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia Pacific; Carbon dioxide emissions; Road transportation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION INVENTORY; FUTURE PROSPECT; PREDICTION; PURCHASING POWER PARITY; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TREND ANALYSIS;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC RIM;

EID: 35949002046     PISSN: 13607456     EISSN: 14678373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2007.00353.x     Document Type: Article

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