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Title: Scenarios for Future Urbanization: Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Passenger Travel in Three Indian Cities
Accession Number: 01155440
Record Type: Component
Record URL: Availability: Transportation Research Board Business Office 500 Fifth Street, NW Find a library where document is available Abstract: The growth of motorization and travel activity associated with India’s rapid urban development has serious implications for global climate change. Effective mitigation action requires comprehension of the scale of the problem. Data limitations, however, have thus far constrained efforts to understand how changes in demographics, travel behavior, and policy might affect future emissions of greenhouse gases. This study uses recently available data on city-level travel patterns to forecast emissions from passenger transport for three metropolitan areas in India: Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and Surat. The forecasts compare carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for three scenarios by using various mode choice and trip length assumptions. The results predict dramatic increases in emissions under all circumstances. Travel in Surat is forecast to generate between 1.9 and 9.5 million tons of CO2; in Mumbai, travel could generate 10.3 to 49 million tons. Differences, however, between scenarios suggest the potential positive effects of policy interventions. While the results help convey the magnitude of the emissions problem, further analysis requires more complete data on individual travel behavior.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01329069
Report/Paper Numbers: 10-2066
Language: English
Authors: Rayle, LisaPai, MadhavPagination: pp 124-131
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9780309160681
Media Type: Print
Features: References
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TRT Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; I15: Environment
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Jan 25 2010 10:56AM
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