Is smart growth associated with reductions in carbon dioxide emissions?

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2375, 2013, Pages 62-70

  Wang, Xin ^a   Khattak, Asad ^a   Zhang, Yichi ^a  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIGITAL STORAGE; GLOBAL WARMING; VEHICLES;

% REDUCTIONS; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CARBON DIOXIDES (CO); HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS; SMART GROWTH; SUSTAINABLE POLICIES; TRANSPORTATION SECTOR; TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION;

LAND USE;

EID: 84891587313     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2375-08     Document Type: Article

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