The Role of Life Cycle Assessment in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Road Construction and Maintenance

Details

• Creators:
  Harvey, John ; Kendall, Alissa ; Saboori, Arash
• Corporate Creators:
  National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) ; University of California, Davis. Institute of Transportation Studies
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Environmental impacts
  • Greenhouse gases
  • Life cycle analysis
  • Methodology
  • Pavement maintenance
  • Pavement management systems
  • Road construction
  • Sustainable development
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST) (UTC)
• Abstract:
  This white paper summarizes the state-of-knowledge and state-of-the-art in pavement life cycle assessment (LCA) modeling, with particular emphasis on life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and on interpretation and analysis that lead to GHG reductions from the on-road transportation sector. The paper synthesizes research from a number of previous and current projects, highlighting both broadly agreed upon methods and findings, and those that are emerging or currently debated. It lists a number of recommendations for applying LCA to policy.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTRT13-G-UTC29
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67242/dot_67242_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 650.34 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Transportation Resilience and Vulnerability Collection ; University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
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