The effect of agency budgets on minimizing greenhouse gas emissions from road rehabilitation policies

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2015, Pages

  Reger, Darren ^a   Madanat, Samer ^a   Horvath, Arpad ^a  

^a 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

budget allocation; GHGemissions; Pareto; pavement; resurfacing

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COMMERCE; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; COSTS; CRASHWORTHINESS; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FINANCE; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GASES; PAVEMENTS; ROADS AND STREETS; TRANSPORTATION;

BUDGET ALLOCATION; GHGEMISSIONS; PARETO; PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; REHABILITATION ACTIVITIES; RESURFACING; SUSTAINABLE POLICIES; TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES;

BUDGET CONTROL;

ASPHALT; CARBON FOOTPRINT; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; PAVEMENT; POLLUTION POLICY; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; TRADE-OFF; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84949239039     PISSN: 17489318     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/10/11/114007     Document Type: Article

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