Planning strategies for promoting environmentally suitable pedestrian pavements in cities

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 442-450

  Mendoza, Joan Manuel F ^a   Oliver Solà, Jordi ^a,b   Gabarrell, Xavier ^a,b,c   Rieradevall, Joan ^a,b,c   Josa, Alejandro ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b Inèdit Innovació SL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asphalt pavements; Concrete pavements; Granite pavements; Life cycle environmental assessment; Pedestrian pavements; Sidewalk construction

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; CONCRETE PAVEMENTS; CONCRETES; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL WARMING; GRANITE; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; REPAIR;

CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DATA; EXPOSURE CONDITIONS; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LIFE CYCLE PRIMARY ENERGIES; PLANNING STRATEGIES; PRIMARY ENERGY DEMAND;

PAVEMENTS;

ASPHALT; CONCRETE; CONSTRUCTION; DESIGN METHOD; GLOBAL WARMING; GRANITE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PAVEMENT; PEDESTRIAN;

EID: 84862260818     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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