Environmental and economic consequences of permanent roadway infrastructure commitment: City road network lifecycle assessment and Los Angeles County

Journal of Infrastructure Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Fraser, Andrew ^a   Chester, Mikhail V ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental issues; Lifecycle assessment; Pavement management; Sustainable development; Transportation engineering

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; COMPLEX NETWORKS; COSTS; CRASHWORTHINESS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FUELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; LOCKS (FASTENERS); MAINTENANCE; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; ROADS AND STREETS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION; URBAN TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLES;

ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION; INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENTS; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION; PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PAVEMENT; ROAD TRANSPORT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84958568438     PISSN: 10760342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000271     Document Type: Article

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