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Integrated evaluation of energy and emission reduction potential and management strategies for urban road systems

Abstract

Solving the problems of high energy consumption and high emissions generated by the urban road systems is of great importance for the construction of low-carbon cities. Several tools have been developed to establish a method to evaluate the carbon emission related to the life cycle of road pavements. However, the lack of key basic data such as energy consumption, pollutants and carbon emissions, and accurate management policies have hindered the transition of urban roads to clean, low-carbon systems. The HERMES project aims to compile long-term dynamic inventory of urban road energy consumption and environmental emissions and build a life cycle model. The Data Envelopment Analysis model will be used to predict the energy saving and emission reduction potential of urban roads depending on the technological solution, establish a multi-criteria evaluation system that includes energy, environment, and economic parameters, identify the best available technological solution in different cities, and propose a more targeted and effective clean low-carbon management policies. The study will provide an accurate understanding of the environmental impact of urban roads in China and Europe, evaluate the potential for energy saving and emission reduction, and provide theoretical data and decision-making reference for a clean, low-carbon transition.
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Category

Academic article

Language

English

Author(s)

  • Sara Anastasio
  • Shaopeng Wu
  • Rolf André Bohne
  • Alexander Passer
  • Sebastian Spaun
  • Terje Kristensen
  • Jiashuo Li
  • Jun Xie
  • Helmuth Kreiner
  • Inge Hoff
  • Diego Maria Barbieri
  • Hrefna Run Vignisdottir
  • Albert Lau
  • Serji N. Amirkhanian
  • Endrit Hoxha

Affiliation

  • SINTEF Community / Infrastructure
  • Austria
  • Graz University of Technology
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  • Shandong University
  • Wuhan University of Technology
  • University of Alabama

Year

2019

Published in

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES)

ISSN

1755-1307

Volume

323:012091

Issue

012091

Page(s)

1 - 9

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