A thermodynamic, environmental and material flow analysis of the Italian highway and railway transport systems

Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 760-775

  Federici, M ^a   Ulgiati, S ^b   Basosi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Energy analysis of transport; Highway; HST; Railway

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; COST ACCOUNTING; EXERGY; FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION;

EMBODIED ENERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY ANALYSIS; MATERIAL FLOW ACCOUNTING;

RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

COMPUTATION THEORY; COST ACCOUNTING; EXERGY; FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATABASE; ENERGY MARKET; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; FUEL CONSUMPTION; MAINTENANCE; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; ROAD TRANSPORT; THERMODYNAMICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 40849133650     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2008.01.010     Document Type: Article

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