Policy making should consider time-dependent greenhouse gas benefits of transit-oriented smart growth

Transportation Research Record

Volumn 2502, Issue , 2015, Pages 53-61

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

^a AZ 85281   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CLIMATE CHANGE; EXHIBITIONS; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE;

BUILDING ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GAS MITIGATION; GREENHOUSES GAS; INTEGRATED TRANSPORTATIONS; MITIGATION PLANS; POLICY MAKING; REDUCTION TARGETS; SMART GROWTH; TIME DEPENDENT;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

EID: 84953292801     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: 21694052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2502-07     Document Type: Article

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