The influence of street environments on fuel efficiency: insights from naturalistic driving

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2291-2306

  Wang, X ^a   Liu, C ^b   Kostyniuk, L ^c,d   Shen, Q ^e   Bao, S ^c  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuel efficiency; Naturalistic driving; Street environments; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HIGHWAY PLANNING; POPULATION STATISTICS; URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

FUEL CONSUMPTION RATES; FUEL EFFICIENCY; NATURALISTIC DRIVING; ROADWAY INFRASTRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLE FUEL EFFICIENCIES; VEHICLE MILES TRAVELLED;

FUELS;

EID: 84919916947     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-014-0584-1     Document Type: Article

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