Environmental efficiency model based on data envelopment analysis and its application to environmentally sustainable transport policies

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2163, 2010, Pages 112-123

  Yoshino, Daisuke ^a   Fujiwara, Akimasa ^b   Zhang, Junyi ^b  

^a Fukken Co   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EFFICIENCY MODELS; ENERGY-CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL LOADS; ITS APPLICATIONS; MODEL-BASED OPC; SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT ENERGY; TRANSPORT POLICY; TRANSPORT SECTORS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 78651328874     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2163-13     Document Type: Article

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