Metropolitan density, energy efficiency and carbon emissions: Multi-attribute tradeoffs and their policy implications

Energy Policy

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 413-428

  Clark, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon emissions; Metropolitan spatial form; Urban energy efficiency

Indexed keywords

BUILDING SECTORS; CAFE STANDARDS; CARBON EMISSIONS; CORE AREA; EMISSIONS REDUCTION; HOUSING AFFORDABILITY; METROPOLITAN SPATIAL FORM; MULTI-ATTRIBUTES; NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES; NON-ADDITIVE; OPPORTUNITY COSTS; POLICY IMPLICATIONS; POLICY INTERVENTION; POPULATION DENSITIES; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; TRANSPORT SECTORS; TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGY; URBAN TRANSPORT SECTOR; URBANIZED AREA;

DENSIFICATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; PUBLIC POLICY; TRANSPORTATION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

CARBON EMISSION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; METROPOLITAN AREA; POPULATION DENSITY; TRADE-OFF; URBAN TRANSPORT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871413284     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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