A novel analysis of consumption-based carbon footprints in China: Unpacking the effects of urban settlement and rural-to-urban migration

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 39, Issue , 2016, Pages 285-293

  Zhang, Chen ^a   Cao, Xinyu ^a   Ramaswami, Anu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon emission; Greenhouse gas; Human settlement; Life cycle assessment; Migration; Propensity score matching

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GREENHOUSE GAS; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; URBANIZATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84975457440     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2016.06.003     Document Type: Article

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