Environmental rebound effects of high-speed transport technologies: a case study of climate change rebound effects of a future underground maglev train system

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 16, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1388-1398

  Spielmann, Michael ^a   de Haan, Peter ^a   Scholz, Roland W ^a  

^a Institute for Environmental Decisions (IED)   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Climate change; Cornerstone scenarios; High speed transport; Induced impacts; Life cycle assessment; Maglev technology; Prospective life cycle assessment; Rebound effects; Sustainable consumption; Swissmetro; System delimitation; Travel time budget

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AUTOMOBILES; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER NETWORKS; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LEAD; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LIFE CYCLE; LOCOMOTIVES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC LEVITATION; MAGNETIC LEVITATION VEHICLES; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; RAILROAD CARS; RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK; RHENIUM; SPEED; TECHNOLOGY; TRANSPORTATION;

(+ MOD 2N) OPERATION; BALANCE (WEIGHTING); CASE STUDIES; DEMAND CHANGES; ELSEVIER (CO); ENERGY EFFICIENT; ENERGY SUPPLIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; GREEN HOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS; HIGH SPEEDS; IN ORDER; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA)); MAGLEV TRAINS; MOBILITY PATTERNS; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; PASSENGER TRANSPORT; PER CAPITA; REBOUND-EFFECT; SUBSTITUTION EFFECTS; SWITZERLAND; TIME SAVINGS; TRANSPORT DEMANDS; TRANSPORT MODES; TRANSPORT SERVICES; TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGY; TRAVEL SPEEDS; TRAVEL TIME; VEHICLE SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 44849133500     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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