The Environmental Case for the High-Speed Train in the UK: Examining the London-Manchester Route

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 107-126

  Miyoshi, Chikage ^a   Givoni, Moshe ^b,c  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

carbon dioxide emissions; carbon intensity; electricity generation mix; high speed train; life cycle assessment

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CARBON INTENSITY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; HIGH SPEED TRAINS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA);

GLOBAL WARMING; LIFE CYCLE; RAILROAD CARS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RAILROADS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HIGH-SPEED TRAIN; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84882620042     PISSN: 15568318     EISSN: 15568334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2011.645124     Document Type: Article

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