Evaluating the Climate Change Mitigation Potential of Sustainable Urban Transport Measures in India

Vajjarapu, H and Verma, A and Allirani, H (2023) Evaluating the Climate Change Mitigation Potential of Sustainable Urban Transport Measures in India. In: Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 149 (1).

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Abstract

Urban transportation is viewed as the second leading source of carbon dioxide emissions. The growing number of vehicles and road infrastructure-based supply in Indian cities is viewed as the essential driver of climate change and relevant consequences affecting the sustainability of cities. In this study, sustainable transport measures were analyzed to understand the emission mitigation potential of the Bengaluru Metropolitan Region's transport sector in Karnataka, India. Relevant policies were identified under the planning, regulatory, economic, and technological instruments and grouped under four policy bundles. The mitigation potential of the policy bundles was quantitatively evaluated in terms of vehicle kilometers traveled (VKT), exhaust emissions, and greenhouse gas emissions. The study also estimated the carbon emission intensity and consumer surplus for different mode users across all policy bundles. The findings from this showed that Policy bundle 4, a comprehensive mix of various policies, demonstrated a critical decrease in VKT and emissions compared with the other policy bundles and, thus, provided good scientific decision support for transport policymakers. © 2022 American Society of Civil Engineers.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Publisher:	American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Keywords:	Carbon dioxide; Decision support systems; Gas emissions; Global warming; Greenhouse gases; Sustainable development, Business as a usual scenario; Carbon dioxide emissions; Climate change mitigation; Emissions mitigation; Mitigation policies; Number of vehicles; Road infrastructures; Sustainable transport; Urban transport; Vehicle-kilometer-travelled, Urban transportation
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Civil Engineering
Date Deposited:	22 Dec 2022 05:53
Last Modified:	22 Dec 2022 05:53
URI:	https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/78463

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