Framework for estimating greenhouse gas emissions due to asphalt pavement construction

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 138, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1312-1321

  Kim, Byungil ^a   Lee, Hyounkyu ^a   Park, Hyungbae ^b   Kim, Hyoungkwan ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Regional Development Division   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asphalt pavement; Feasibility study; Greenhouse gas; Life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKERS; DOMAIN EXPERTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION; ESTIMATION ERRORS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GEOMETRIC SHAPE; GHG EMISSION; HOLISTIC MANNER; IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS; INPUT VARIABLES; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; LIMITED INFORMATION; LITERATURE REVIEWS; PARAMETRIC CALCULATIONS; PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION; PLANNING PHASE; PROJECT EVALUATION; PROJECT VIABILITY; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; ROAD ENGINEERING;

ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; ESTIMATION; GAS EMISSIONS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PLANNING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84869403258     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000549     Document Type: Article

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