Assessing the urban carbon footprint: An overview

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 66, Issue , 2017, Pages 43-52

  Lombardi, Mariarosaria ^a   Laiola, Elisabetta ^a   Tricase, Caterina ^a   Rana, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accounting systems; City; GHG emissions; Inventory methods; Urban carbon footprint

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ACCOUNTING SYSTEM; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; GHG EMISSION; INTERNATIONAL POLICIES; INVENTORY METHODS; PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS; PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SPECIFICATIONS;

CARBON FOOTPRINT;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; EMISSION INVENTORY; GREENHOUSE GAS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 85021094960     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2017.06.005     Document Type: Review

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