TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the interplay of multiple greenhouse gas emissions drivers at the city level
AU - Romero-Lankao, Patricia
AU - Tribbia, John
AU - Carney, Sebastian
AU - Gurney, Kevin
AU - Dhakal, Shobhakar
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The factors that influence emissions of greenhouse gasses in cities are multifarious. Researchers have documented that population and economic growth are primary drivers of emissions in urban areas (Brown et al., 2008; Romero Lankao et al., 2009). In addition, others have cited the emissions intensity of an urban area's energy source is a fundamental cause for variation of environmental impact across cities (Grubel, 2004). By contrast, factors that are associated with lower GHG emissions in metropolitan areas include urban form (often measured as population density) and the modal share of alternative transportation used (Kenworthy, 2008; Romero Lankao et al., 2009; Dodman 2009). We will present the results of a study that statistically employs proxies for each of these factors to empirically ascertain whether the interplay between population, economy, emissions intensity, population density, and use of alternative transportation has an effect on CO 2 emissions in a set of 51 cities.
AB - The factors that influence emissions of greenhouse gasses in cities are multifarious. Researchers have documented that population and economic growth are primary drivers of emissions in urban areas (Brown et al., 2008; Romero Lankao et al., 2009). In addition, others have cited the emissions intensity of an urban area's energy source is a fundamental cause for variation of environmental impact across cities (Grubel, 2004). By contrast, factors that are associated with lower GHG emissions in metropolitan areas include urban form (often measured as population density) and the modal share of alternative transportation used (Kenworthy, 2008; Romero Lankao et al., 2009; Dodman 2009). We will present the results of a study that statistically employs proxies for each of these factors to empirically ascertain whether the interplay between population, economy, emissions intensity, population density, and use of alternative transportation has an effect on CO 2 emissions in a set of 51 cities.
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M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:84861064006
SN - 0065-7727
JO - ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
JF - ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
T2 - 242nd ACS National Meeting and Exposition
Y2 - 28 August 2011 through 1 September 2011
ER -