Urban Low-Carbon Transport System

Peng Xing and Tianjun Hu ()
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Peng Xing: Beijing Jiaotong University
Tianjun Hu: Beijing Jiaotong University

Chapter Chapter 40 in LTLGB 2012, 2013, pp 269-276 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Establishment of urban low-carbon transportation system is the main means to achieve urban low-carbon transport. Learn from the advanced experience of foreign countries, the construction of urban low-carbon transport system mainly consists of the layout of urban traffic, the public transport system construction, the main optimization of the traveling population, the development of the transport of low-carbon technologies and the improvement of traffic management policies. As to how to realize low-carbon transport, this paper first analyzes the energy consumption and carbon emissions; then it illustrates the concept and connotation of low-carbon transport; then it raises the above five aspects of the construction of urban low-carbon transport system. Finally, based on china national conditions, the paper proposes some suggestions for establishing green transportation system characterized by low-carbon and promoting sustainable urban development.

Keywords: Urban traffic; Energy consumption; Carbon emissions; Low-carbon transport system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-34651-4_40

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