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Global travel growth, estimated future needs for road infrastructure and impacts on energy demands and carbon emissions: an analysis

This article presents an analysis of future scenarios in global traffic growth. Each scenario has different travel patterns and technology adoption rates and the authors explore the consequential need for road infrastructure and the impacts on energy demands and carbon emissions at the global level.

  • Information sheet

    • Date: 2013
    • Author(s): DULAC John / CUENOT François
    • Domain(s): Road Policies / Environment
    • Type: Routes/Roads 357 - Article -
    • PIARC Ref.: RR357-026
    • Number of pages: 8

  • This article has been published in the Routes/Roads magazine

    N° 357

    1er trimestre 2013 / Janvier

    Changement climatique et enjeux énergétiques