Measuring the potential for automobile fuel savings in the US: The impact of obesity

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-13

  Jacobson, Sheldon H ^a   King, Douglas M ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon emissions; Fuel consumption; Obesity; Public health

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ESTIMATION; FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUEL ECONOMY; GASOLINE; GLOBAL WARMING; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; NUTRITION; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLES;

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CARBON EMISSIONS; HIGH RATE; HIGHWAY VEHICLES; OBESITY; OIL CONSUMPTION; TRANSPORTATION SECTOR;

FUELS;

CARBON EMISSION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 57449093535     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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