A heuristic method for determining CO2 efficiency in transportation planning

European Transport Research Review

Original Paper

Federica Maino¹  Federico Cavallaro¹  Silvio Nocera² 

[1] EURAC European Academy of Bozen/Bolzano – Institute for Regional Development and Location Management, Viale Druso 1, 39100, Bolzano, Italy;IUAV University of Venice – Research Unit “Traffic, Territory and Logistics”, Dorsoduro 2206, 30123, Venice, Italy;EURAC European Academy of Bozen/Bolzano – Institute for Regional Development and Location Management, Viale Druso 1, 39100, Bolzano, Italy;

关键词: CO Emissions;    Transportation;    Heuristic;    Brenner railway tunnel;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s12544-012-0073-x

 received in 2011-04-15, accepted in 2012-01-11,  发布年份 2012

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundCO2 emissions are generally considered the most important indicator to determine the global warming effects. Their evaluation in the case of a transportation infrastructure is generally not easy and could be achieved through a separate balance.MethodThis paper introduces a new heuristic method for identifying the modifications in the CO2 emission balance, deriving from a variation in transportation supply. The focus is predominantly on the construction and on the operational phases, which are listed in all their main elements. The method compares the maintenance of the “do-nothing” option with a number of traffic scenarios resulting from the introduction of a new infrastructure and deriving from different policy measures.Case-studyThe construction of the Brenner Base Tunnel is used as a case-study for the model, highlighting the role of an enlightened transport policy in the reduction of the CO2 emissions.

【 授权许可】

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