A longitudinal analysis of the UK transport sector, 1970-2010

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 623-632

  Gasparatos, Alexandros ^a   El Haram, Mohamed ^a   Horner, Malcolm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atmospheric emissions; Exergy; Transport

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; ATMOSPHERICS; EXERGY; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES;

AMBIENT AIRS; ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS; ECONOMIC SECTORS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS; RESOURCE CONSUMPTIONS; SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; TIME SERIES; TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT SECTORS; TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; UNITED KINGDOMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXERGY; GREENHOUSE GAS; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58149116543     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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