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This paper summarizes recent experience with microsimulation models applied to analyze economic and environmental impacts of transportation scenarios. First, relevant international studies from the European and North American countries are reviewed. Then, the paper introduces a microeconomic...
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domain, became segregated both by gender and age in post partition West Bengal (WB) and mainly in its capital city Calcutta …
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preserve heritage buildings and sites in Calcutta. However, it neglects the question of economic viability of preservation … based analysis. This has been demonstrated in a survey of four heritage sites of Calcutta. Based on TOBIT models the factors …
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Weltweit streben immer mehr Regionen Energieautonomie an. Angesichts der Zukunftsrisiken Klimawandel und Erdölverknappung beabsichtigen sie, ihren Energiebedarf zu 100 % aus eigenen erneuerbaren und daher CO2-neutralen Quellen zu decken. Während viele Regionen bei der Produktion von...
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This paper discusses intermediate results of an ongoing research project to estimate all external costs from all transport modes in Belgium. It gives estimates of the marginal external costs of air pollution from urban transport. The evaluation of the environmental impacts is based on the...
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Cities and towns play a vital role in promoting economic growth and prosperity. Although less than one-third of India … government revenues. In the coming years, as India becomes more and more urbanized, urban areas will play a critical role in … India. Rather than covering every aspect of urban transportation, it primarily focuses on those areas that are important …
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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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