Environmental efficiency analysis of transportation system in China: A non-radial DEA approach

Energy Policy

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 277-283

  Chang, Young Tae ^a   Zhang, Ning ^a   Danao, Denise ^a   Zhang, Nan ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

DEA; Environmental efficiency; Transportation industry in China

Indexed keywords

DEA; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; NON-RADIAL DEA MODELS; REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION; TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY; TRANSPORTATION SECTOR; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

EFFICIENCY;

CARBON EMISSION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; QINGHAI; SHANGHAI;

EID: 84877131050     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.03.011     Document Type: Article

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