Transit-oriented smart growth can reduce life-cycle environmental impacts and household costs in Los Angeles

Transport Policy

Volumn 35, Issue , 2014, Pages 21-30

  Nahlik, Matthew J ^a   Chester, Mikhail V ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy and air quality; Greenhouse gas emissions; Life cycle assessment; Los Angeles; Transit oriented development; Transportation and land use planning

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CARBON EMISSION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAND USE PLANNING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901315881     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2014.05.004     Document Type: Article

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