Energy consumption and intensity of toll highway transport in Spain

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 27, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-5

  Perez Martinez P J ^a   Miranda, R M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Highway sections; Spanish tolled highways; Traffic conditions

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; LIFE CYCLE; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; TOLL HIGHWAYS; TRANSPORTATION; TRUCKS;

HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION; HIGHWAY SECTIONS; INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION; LIFE CYCLE ENERGIES; REGRESSION PARAMETERS; SPANISH TOLLED HIGHWAYS; TRAFFIC CONDITIONS; TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

CARBON EMISSION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROAD TRANSPORT;

SPAIN;

EID: 84890819660     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2013.11.001     Document Type: Article

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