Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1052859 | Environmental Impact Assessment Review | 2012 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
⺠The method allows to assess transport energy consumption in suburban areas and highlight the best strategies to reduce it. ⺠Home-to-work travels represent the most important part of calculated transport energy consumption. ⺠Energy savings can be achieved by reducing distances to travel through a good mix between activities at the local scale. ⺠Means of transport used in only of little impact in the studied suburban neighborhoods. ⺠Improving the performance of the vehicles and favoring home-work can significant energy savings.
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Authors
Anne-Françoise Marique, Sigrid Reiter,