A system dynamics modeling for urban air pollution: A case study of Tehran, Iran

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 31, Issue , 2014, Pages 21-36

  Vafa Arani, Hamed ^a   Jahani, Salman ^a   Dashti, Hossein ^a   Heydari, Jafar ^a   Moazen, Saeed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Energy fuel and automotive industries; Public transportation; System dynamics modeling; Traffic; Urban air pollution

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; FUELS; POLLUTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; SYSTEM THEORY; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRANSPORTATION; URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

COMPLEX PROCESSES; HISTORICAL DATA; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL; TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENT; TEHRAN , IRAN; URBAN AIR POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY; FUEL; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; URBAN POLLUTION;

IRAN; TEHRAN [IRAN];

EID: 84902974043     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2014.05.016     Document Type: Article

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