Flights Dominate Travel Emissions of Young Urbanites

• Published in: Sustainability
• Main Authors: Czepkiewicz, Michał, Árnadóttir, Áróra, Heinonen, Jukka
• Other Authors: Umhverfis- og byggingarverkfræðideild (HÍ), Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering (UI), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2019
• Subjects: Domestic travel; Greenhouse gas emissions; International travel; Local travel; Modality style; Pro-environmental attitude; Transport; Urban planning; Ferðalög; Almenningssamgöngur; Gróðurhúsalofttegundir; Loftslagsbreytingar; Flug; Utanlandsferðir; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1601; https://doi.org/10.3390/su11226340

Publisher's version (útgefin grein). Transport is a key sector in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. A consensus prevails on a causal relationship between distance to the city center and emissions from private transport, which has led to an emphasis on density in urban planning. However,...