Journal Article

·2012 OPEN ACCESS

Toward zero carbon with environmentally friendly transport modes

Esin Özlem Aktuğlu Aktan YTU

WIT transactions on the built environment

Abstract

The rapid growth of cities, the increase and distribution of population and building intensity, the increase in vehicle ownership, and related to these, Earth's surface turning into built areas, rapidly increases energy consumption (which is not apparent but is vitally important) and also increases the production of carbon.

Keywords

Environmentally friendly Context (archaeology) Greenhouse gas Carbon footprint Sustainability Energy consumption Carbon fibers Environmental science Zero emission Population Environmental economics Environmental engineering Engineering Business Computer science Waste management Geography Ecology

Subject Areas

Vehicle emissions and performance ·Automotive Engineering ·Physical Sciences

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