Dynamic techno-ecological modeling of highway systems: A case study of the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Japan

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 115, Issue , 2016, Pages 101-121

  Hiasa, Shuhei ^a,b   Noori, Mehdi ^a   Kelly, Carolina ^a   Tatari, Omer ^a  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

^b West Nippon Expressway Company Limited ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Environmental impacts of highway construction; Green infrastructure; System dynamics; Techno ecological modeling; Urban forests

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; SYSTEM THEORY; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION;

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; URBAN FORESTS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84954285793     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.12.025     Document Type: Article

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