With spatial analytic, econometric, and visualization tools, this book chapter investigates greenhouse gas emissions for the on-road passenger vehicle transport sector in the Boston metropolitan area in 2014. It compares greenhouse gas emission estimations from both the production-based and consumption-based perspectives with two large-scale administrative datasets: the vehicle odometer readings from individual vehicle annual inspection, and the road inventory data containing road segment level geospatial and traffic information. Based on spatial econometric models that examine socioeconomic and built environment factors contributing to the vehicle miles traveled at the census tract level, it offers insights to help cities reduce VMT and carbon footprint for passenger vehicle travel. Finally, it recommends a pathway for cities and towns in the Boston metropolitan area to curb VMT and mitigate carbon emissions to achieve climate goals of carbon neutrality.
翻译:本书章与空间分析、计量经济和可视化工具一起,对2014年波士顿大都会地区陆路客车运输部门的温室气体排放进行了调查,从生产角度和消费角度对温室气体排放量的估算与两个大型行政数据集进行了比较:单个车辆年度检查的车辆超强计读数,以及载有公路段级地理地理和交通信息的道路清单数据;根据空间经济计量模型研究社会经济和建筑环境因素,这些模型有助于在普查道一级行驶的车辆里程,它为帮助城市减少VMT和客车旅行的碳足迹提供了见解;最后,它为波士顿大都会地区的城市和城镇遏制VMT和减少碳排放以实现碳中性气候目标提供了一条道路。