A demand-centered, hybrid life-cycle methodology for city-scale greenhouse gas inventories

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 6455-6461

  Ramaswami, Anu ^a   Hillman, Tim ^a   Janson, Bruce ^a   Reiner, Mark ^a   Thomas, Gregg ^b  

^a The University of Colorado Denver   (United States)

^b City and County of Denver ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR TRANSPORTATION; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMPUTER NETWORKS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; GASES; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYBRID MATERIALS; LIFE CYCLE;

HYBRID METHODOLOGY; SPATIAL SCALING; URBAN MATERIALS;

LIFE CYCLE; GREENHOUSE GASES;

CONCRETE; FUEL; WATER;

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; CONCRETE; DEMAND ANALYSIS; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY FLOW; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; METROPOLITAN AREA; POLICY ANALYSIS;

AIRCRAFT; ARTICLE; AVIATION; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD; GREENHOUSE GAS; INVENTORY CONTROL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

COLORADO; DENVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AIR TRAVELS; BOUNDARY EFFECTS; CO-LOCATED; DENVER , COLORADO; EMBODIED ENERGY; END-USES; ENERGY USE; GHG EMISSION; GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY; HYBRID METHODOLOGIES; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; MATERIAL AND ENERGY FLOWS; PER CAPITA; SPATIAL ALLOCATION; SPATIAL SCALE; URBAN MATERIALS; WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTES;

EID: 50849135893     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es702992q     Document Type: Article

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