The influence of urban form on GHG emissions in the U.S. household sector

Energy Policy

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 534-549

  Lee, Sungwon ^a   Lee, Bumsoo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gas emissions; Household sector; Urban form

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG); HOUSEHOLD SECTORS; HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY; RESIDENTIAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN FORM;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HOUSING;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; GREENHOUSE GAS; POPULATION DENSITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896758354     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.01.024     Document Type: Article

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