Potentials for sustainable transportation in cities to alleviate climate change impacts

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2529-2537

  Mashayekh, Yeganeh ^a   Jaramillo, Paulina ^a   Samaras, Constantine ^b   Hendrickson, Chris T ^a   Blackhurst, Michael ^a   MacLean, Heather L ^c   Matthews, H Scott ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; GHG EMISSION; LAND-USE CHANGE; LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES; LOW CARBON; POLICY ANALYSIS; REDUCTION STRATEGY; SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION; TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; TRANSPORTATION;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CARBON; FUEL;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; EMISSION CONTROL; GREENHOUSE GAS; MITIGATION; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLLUTION POLICY; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRAVEL DEMAND;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR VEHICLE; POLICY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

CITIES; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; RENEWABLE ENERGY; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84857826917     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es203353q     Document Type: Article

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