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The inclusion of environmental metrics is an integral part of a complete representation of the socio - economic system of a region. This research had the aim of advancing an economic input - output model of the Canadian province of Alberta, with extension to environmental accounts. This involved the development of a detailed account of inter - industry transactions and consumption of goods and services by households, government, and capital formation. The provincial input - output model of Alberta - developed by Statistics Canada as part of its 2010 System of National Accounts - was substantially expanded to include a more granular representation of industries, commodities, and agents of final demand. Environmental accounts were developed for energy use, water use, and the production of greenhouse gas emissions. This work produced an expansive model with a variety of potential avenues for retrospective and policy analysis. Transportation contributes approximately one quarter of all such emissions in an industrialized economy. This paper summarizes model results for this sector, specifically the industries with high demands for transportation services and the contributions of personal transportation delineated by income quintile. Results confirm the importance of transportation to the provincial economy and any potential environmental policies. This research involved the development of a novel representation of environmental metrics for use by industry and agents of final demand. This approach is described and potential extensions identified within the transportation – land use modelling field.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ABE20 Standing Committee on Transportation Economics. Alternative Title: Transportation Sector in a Environmentally Extended Social Accounting Matrix of Alberta, Canada

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16-6913

English

15p

2016

Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting

Web

Figures; References (23) ; Tables

Case studies; Environmental impacts; Input output models; Land use; Policy analysis; Public transit

Alberta (Canada)

Economics; Transportation (General)

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2016 Paper #16-6913

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 12 2016 7:00PM