A protocol for carbon emissions accounting in infrastructure decisions

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Civil Engineering

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 89-95

  Jowitt, Paul ^a   Johnson, Adrian ^b   Moir, Stuart ^a   Grenfell, Robin ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MWH UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Codes of practice and standards; Infrastructure planning; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC IMPACT; CARBON ACCOUNTING; CARBON EMISSIONS; CARBON PRICING; CODES OF PRACTICE; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT; PROJECT APPRAISAL; PROJECT DECISION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GREENHOUSE GASES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EMISSION CONTROL;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; EMISSION CONTROL; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; SUSTAINABILITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84870991161     PISSN: 0965089X     EISSN: 17517672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/cien.2012.165.2.89     Document Type: Article

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