Comparison of life-cycle energy and emissions footprints of passenger transportation in metropolitan regions

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1071-1079

  Chester, Mikhail V ^a   Horvath, Arpad ^a   Madanat, Samer ^a  

^a Univ of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Automobile; Bus; Costs; Externalities; Ferry; Life cycle assessment; Train; Urban

Indexed keywords

CEMENT PRODUCTION; CHICAGO; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; END-USES; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EXTERNALITIES; FERRY SERVICES; FUEL COMBUSTION; FUGITIVE DUST; LARGE COMPONENTS; LIFE CYCLE INVENTORY; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; LIFE-CYCLE PROCESS; NEW YORK CITY; PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION; PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; ROADWAY CONSTRUCTIONS; ROADWAY MAINTENANCE; SAN FRANCISCO; SOCIETAL COSTS; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRAVEL SURVEYS; TRAVEL TIME; URBAN TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLE MANUFACTURING; VEHICLE OPERATIONS;

AUTOMOBILES; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; FERRY BOATS; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LIFE CYCLE; MASS TRANSPORTATION; PETROLEUM REFINING; SURVEYS; VEHICLES;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BUS TRANSPORT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; METROPOLITAN AREA; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRAIN; TRANSACTION COST; URBAN TRANSPORT;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; DUST; ENERGY COST; EXHAUST GAS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 75449091780     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.12.012     Document Type: Article

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