Skip to main content
Article
Environmental impact assessment of transportation networks with degradable links in an era of climate change
International Journal of Sustainable Transportation (2010)
  • Anna Nagurney, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
  • Qiang Qiang
  • Ladimer S Nagurney
Abstract

This paper proposes environmental impact assessment indices to evaluate the environmental effects of link capacity degradation in transportation (road) networks. The indices are applicable in the case of either user-optimizing or system-optimizing behavior. We also construct environmental link importance indicators that allow for the ranking of links in transportation networks in terms of their environmental importance, should they be removed/destroyed. Numerical transportation network examples illustrate the proposed quantitative environmental indicators and further substantiate that system-optimizing behavior does not necessarily lead to reduced emissions.

Publication Date
2010
Publisher Statement
DOI:10.1080/15568310802627328
Citation Information
Anna Nagurney, Qiang Qiang and Ladimer S Nagurney. "Environmental impact assessment of transportation networks with degradable links in an era of climate change" International Journal of Sustainable Transportation Vol. 4 (2010)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/anna_nagurney/175/