Potential performance of urban land use and transport strategies in reducing greenhouse gas emissions: Khon Kaen case study, Thailand

Transport activities are a key contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, global warming, and climate change. In Thailand, private cars are the second largest generator (after trucks) of GHG emissions from the transport sector. This article presents an analysis and evaluation of the implementation of land use and transport measures for reducing GHG emissions in the road network of the Khon Kaen University (KKU) area in Khon Kaen, Thailand. This research applied a bottom-up method to estimate the baseline GHG emissions for several scenarios by adopting the Clean Development Mechanism 2 (CDM2) and Pollution Control Department (PCD) methods over a 20-year planning horizon. The cleaner technology strategy clearly showed the greatest performance in reducing the GHG emission, followed by land use planning and restriction of private vehicle usage. The public transit improvement strategy illustrated the least GHG emissions reduction. Integrated scenarios clearly illustrated larger potential benefits, more effective than the individual scenarios. For both individual and integrated scenarios, the potential performances of the GHG emissions reduction estimated by the PCD method were greater than those assessed by the CDM2 method.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2015.1106249
• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Taylor & Francis.
• Authors:
  • Klungboonkrong, Pongrid
  • Jaensirisak, Sittha
  • Satiennam, Thaned
• Publication Date: 2017-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 36-48
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Sustainable Transportation
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 1556-8318
  • EISSN: 1556-8334
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ujst20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Climate change; Greenhouse gases; Land use planning; Performance measurement; Plan implementation; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bottom up implementation approach
• Geographic Terms: Khon Kaen (Thailand)
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01615249
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 28 2016 9:12AM