Journal article
Are railways 'climate friendly'?
- Abstract:
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Rail is usually considered a green mode of passenger transport, at least greener than the car and plane in terms of its relative impact on climate change. It is therefore only natural that rail will play an increasing role in meeting demand for transport when the aim is to reduce environmental pollution associated with transport operation. Yet, referring to rail as green has many limitations and can be misleading. In this context, the paper aims to examine the environmental impact from rail t...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Alexandrine Press Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Built Environment Journal website
- Volume:
- 35
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 70-86
- Publication date:
- 2009-03-01
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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0263-7960
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:450614
- UUID:
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uuid:cd7d3eb7-e57c-427d-9ec6-70da72389cce
- Local pid:
- pubs:450614
- Source identifiers:
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450614
- Deposit date:
- 2014-02-27
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- Copyright holder:
- Givoni et al
- Copyright date:
- 2009
- Notes:
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This is a personal version, created by Christian Brand, of the text of the accepted journal article. It reflects all changes made in the peer review process, but does not
incorporate any minor modifications made at the proof stage. The complete citation for the
final journal article is: Givoni, M., Brand, C., Watkiss, P., 2009. Are Railways ‘Climate Friendly’?, Built
Environment, 35 (1), 70-86(17). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2148/benv.35.1.70. Copyright © and Moral Rights for this paper are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. Originally published by Alexandrine Press.
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