The effect of population density, road network density, and congestion on household gasoline consumption in U.S. urban areas

Energy Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 445-452

  Su, Qing ^a  

^a NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Congestion; Gasoline consumption; Partial linear model; Population density; Road density

Indexed keywords

CONGESTION; ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS; PARAMETRIC APPROACH; PARTIAL LINEAR MODEL; POPULATION DENSITIES; POPULATION DENSITY; ROAD DENSITY; ROAD NETWORK; SEMIPARAMETRIC; URBAN AREAS;

GASOLINE; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; ROADS AND STREETS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; PETROLEUM; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; URBAN AREA;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953028243     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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