Greenhouse gas scenario modeling for cities using the PURGE model - A Case Study of the Greater Toronto Area

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 875-888

  Mohareb, Eugene ^a   Kennedy, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Buildings; Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; Industrial ecology; Technological change; Transportation; Waste management

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIGITAL STORAGE; EMISSION CONTROL; FORESTRY; GAS EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; TRANSPORTATION; URBAN TRANSPORTATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; GREATER TORONTO AREA; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGES; PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION; TECHNOLOGICAL ADOPTION; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TRANSPORTATION SECTOR;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; GREENHOUSE GAS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TRANSPORTATION; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BUILDINGS; ECOLOGY; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; EMISSION; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSE GASES; ONTARIO; TRANSPORT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 84871132960     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9290.2012.00563.x     Document Type: Article

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