Efficiency of the EU regulation on greenhouse gas emissions in Italy: The hierarchical cluster analysis approach

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 81, Issue , 2017, Pages 115-123

  Arbolino, Roberta ^a   Carlucci, Fabio ^b   Cirà, Andrea ^c   Ioppolo, Giuseppe ^c   Yigitcanlar, Tan ^d  

^a University of Naples L'Orientale   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Convergence analysis; Greenhouse gas emissions; Hierarchical cluster analysis; Italian transport sector; Policy transfer; Sustainable mobility

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

CONVERGENCE ANALYSIS; HIERARCHICAL CLUSTER ANALYSIS; POLICY TRANSFER; SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY; TRANSPORT SECTORS;

GAS EMISSIONS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; GREENHOUSE GAS; HETEROGENEITY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; MOBILITY; POLICY STRATEGY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; ROAD TRANSPORT; SUSTAINABILITY;

ITALY;

EID: 85020005120     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.05.053     Document Type: Article

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