Direct rebound effect for passenger transport: Empirical evidence from Hong Kong

Applied Energy

Volumn 92, Issue , 2012, Pages 162-167

  Wang, H ^a   Zhou, D Q ^a   Zhou, P ^a   Zha, D L ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Passenger transport; Rebound effect

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY UTILIZATION;

ECONOMETRIC MODEL; EFFICIENCY MEASURE; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS; ENERGY USE; EXPECTED ENERGY; HONG-KONG; PASSENGER TRANSPORT; REBOUND EFFECT; TOTAL ENERGY; TRANSPORT SECTORS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

ECONOMETRICS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 82155199405     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.10.027     Document Type: Article

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