The effect of residential location on vehicle miles of travel, energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions: Chicago case study

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-9

  Lindsey, Marshall ^a   Schofer, Joseph L ^a   Durango Cohen, Pablo ^a   Gray, Kimberly A ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Privately owned vehicles; Vehicle emissions reduction; Vehicle energy consumption

Indexed keywords

EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FUEL ECONOMY; FUELS; GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GASES; HOUSING; VEHICLES;

EMISSIONS REDUCTION; FUEL-ECONOMY STANDARDS; RESIDENTIAL DENSITY; RESIDENTIAL LOCATIONS; VEHICLE EMISSION; VEHICLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION; VEHICLE FUEL EFFICIENCIES; VEHICLE MILES OF TRAVELS;

GAS EMISSIONS;

CAR USE; CARBON EMISSION; EXHAUST EMISSION; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; TRAVEL DEMAND;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957018713     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2010.08.004     Document Type: Article

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