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Decoupling urban transport from GHG emissions in Indian cities--A critical review and perspectives

Li, Jun - HAL - 2011

How to sustain rapid economic and urban growth with minimised detriment to environment is a key challenge for sustainable development and climate change mitigation in developing countries, which face constraints of technical and financial resources scarcity as well as dearth of infrastructure...

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Potential for car use reduction through a simulation approach: Paris and Lyon case studies

Massot, Marie-Hélène; Armoogum, Jimmy; Bonnel, Patrick; … - HAL - 2006

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the possible extent of modal shifts from car use to 'alternative modes' (public transport, cycling, walking) without any change in individual patterns of activity. Its approach is based on a transfer procedure that allows the simulation of the maximal...

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Evaluation of car traffic reduction potential in urban area, Paris and Lyon case-studies

Massot, Marie-Hélène; Armoogum, Jimmy; Bonnel, Patrick; … - HAL - 2002

The private car currently dominates travel in large metropolitan areas and its use is on the increase, in spite of the fact that public opinion is generally in favour of the development of public transport and political statements which reflect this opinion. Furthermore, the available...

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Household transport expenditure in Sub-Saharan African cities: measurement and analysis

Olvera, Lourdes Diaz; Plat, Didier; Pochet, Pascal - HAL - 2008

In Sub-Saharan Africa the cost of transport faced by city dwellers, particularly the poor, tends to add to their travel and economic difficulties. Knowledge of the burden of transport expenditure in the household budget seems essential for passenger transport policy formulation in order to...

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Longevity, Pollution and Growth

Raffin, Natacha; Seegmuller, Thomas - HAL - 2012

We analyze the interplay between longevity, pollution and growth. We develop an OLG model where longevity, pollution …

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The Cost of Pollution on Longevity, Welfare and Economic Stability

Raffin, Natacha; Seegmuller, Thomas - HAL - 2014

This paper presents an overlapping generations model where pollution, private and public healths are all determinants … show that an appropriate fiscal policy may enhance welfare. However, when pollution is heavily harmful for longevity, the …

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Strategic Interactions in Environmental Regulation Enforcement: Evidence from Chinese Provinces

Renard, Mary-Françoise; Xiong, Hang - HAL - 2012

This paper studies whether Chinese provinces set strategically their environmental stringency when faced with interprovincial competition for mobile capital. Using Chinese provincial data and spatial panel econometric models, we find that Chinese provinces do engage in this kind of strategic...

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Polluting Industrialization

Constant, Karine; Nourry, Carine; Seegmuller, Thomas - HAL - 2011

link with pollution. We develop a simple overlapping generations model with paternalistic altruism according to wealth and … environmental concerns. One can therefore explain a simultaneous increase of capital intensity, population growth and pollution … capital intensity, population growth and pollution. …

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Politiques environnementales stratégiques et concurrence internationale : théorie et évidences

Youssef, Adel Ben; Ragni, Ludovic - HAL - 1998

L'article fournit une synthèse des politiques environnementales stratégiques établissant une distinction entre actions de court, moyen et long terme. Il spécifie quelles réglementations offrent un avantage stratégique aux firmes domestiques lorsque la concurrence s'effectue par les prix,...

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Modélisation des impacts environnementaux. Quelles applications dans le domaine des transports ?

Cheynet, Denis - HAL - 2011

Ce rapport a pour objectif d'identifier des domaines d'application pour la modélisation des impacts environnementaux des projets de transport. Le périmètre étudié comprend les émissions de polluants atmosphériques, les émissions de gaz à effet de serre et la consommation d'énergie. Le...

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