Does Size Matter? Scaling of CO2 Emissions and U.S. Urban Areas

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Fragkias, Michail ^a   Lobo, José ^b   Strumsky, Deborah ^c   Seto, Karen C ^d  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^d Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FOSSIL FUEL;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DEMOGRAPHY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ATMOSPHERE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CITIES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; POPULATION DENSITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878623071     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064727     Document Type: Article

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