Measuring the carbon footprint of road construction using CHANGER

International Journal of Pavement Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 590-600

  Huang, Yue ^a   Hakim, Bachar ^b   Zammataro, Susanna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b URS/Scott Wilson   (United Kingdom)

^c International Road Federation ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

carbon footprint; CHANGER; life cycle assessment; road construction; sustainable construction

Indexed keywords

CHANGER; GREENHOUSE-GAS EMISSIONS; HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION; LIFE CYCLE APPROACH; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS; SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

CARBON; CARBON FOOTPRINT; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; LIFE CYCLE; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; ROADS AND STREETS; TOOLS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84879668024     PISSN: 10298436     EISSN: 1477268X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10298436.2012.693180     Document Type: Article

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