Research of Road Transportation Sustainable Development Based on Ecological Footprint Model

Many studies have shown that air pollution is typically affected by road transportation. In order to further discuss the relationship between road transportation and regional environment carrying capacity, this article has built a road transportation ecological footprint model. In order to explain how to use this model, quantitative calculation with data derived from China Yearbook has been applied. Calculation results can show that the road transportation ecological footprint mainly consists of a fossil energy ecological footprint, and both of them show a tendency of increasing in recent years. Therefore, it can be concluded that fossil energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission are main factors for restricting road transportation's sustainable development. As a result, to make sure road transportation is developed in a sustainable way, many effective measures should be taken.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1061/41064(358)412
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2009 American Society of Civil Engineers.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Wang, Xiao-xia
  • Fang, Lei
  • Wang, Xiao-xia
  • Lu, Jian-feng
• Conference:
  • Ninth International Conference of Chinese Transportation Professionals (ICCTP)
  • Location: Harbin China, United States
  • Date: 2009-8-5 to 2009-8-9
• Publication Date: 2009

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 1-7
• Monograph Title: ICCTP 2009: Critical Issues In Transportation Systems Planning, Development, and Management

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Energy consumption; Environmental impacts; Greenhouse gases; Highway transportation; Sustainable development
• Geographic Terms: China
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01925477
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780784410646
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: Jul 25 2024 5:12PM