Environmental impacts of natural gas distribution networks within urban neighborhoods

Applied Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1915-1924

  Oliver Solà, Jordi ^a   Gabarrell, Xavier ^a,b   Rieradevall, Joan ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Civil engineering; Eco design; Infrastructure; Life cycle assessment; Sustainability; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CIVIL ENGINEERING; ECODESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GASES; HOUSING; LIFE CYCLE; NATURAL GAS; PROPANE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TANKS (CONTAINERS); URBAN PLANNING;

DISCONTINUOUS SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GAS DISTRIBUTION NETWORK; INFRASTRUCTURE; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NATURAL GAS GRIDS; PROPANE TANK; URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NATURAL GAS; PROPANE; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 64649106115     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2008.11.029     Document Type: Article

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