A practical tool for low-carbon road design and construction

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Transport

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 165-179

  Fox, John ^a   Bell, Donald ^a   Edmond, Graham ^b   Cummings, Peter ^a   Langstraat, James ^a  

^a Halcrow Group Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b TRANSPORT SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aids research; Design methods; Development sustainability

Indexed keywords

AIDS/RESEARCH; ASSESSMENT TOOL; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CARBON MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION STAGES; CONTENT SPECIFICATIONS; DESIGN METHODS; DEVELOPMENT/SUSTAINABILITY; EMISSION REDUCTION; ENGINEERING DESIGN; FOOTPRINTING; HALCROW; INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENTS; INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT; LONG-LIFE PAVEMENTS; LOW-CARBON; OPTIMISATIONS; ROAD DESIGN; ROAD INFRASTRUCTURES; SCOTLAND;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CIVIL ENGINEERING; DESIGN; GLOBAL WARMING; HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; RESEARCH; ROADS AND STREETS;

HIGHWAY PLANNING;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ROAD TRANSPORT; SUSTAINABILITY; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79960738429     PISSN: 0965092X     EISSN: 17517710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/tran.2011.164.3.165     Document Type: Article

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