@article{160396,
  keywords = {Data and Models, Greenhouse Gas Accounting, NSF Integrative Graduate Education, Research, and Traineeship (IGERT)},
  author = {A. Chavez and A. Ramaswami},
  title = {Articulating a trans-boundary infrastructure supply chain greenhouse gas emission footprint for cities: Mathematical relationships and policy relevance},
  abstract = {<p>This paper compares the policy relevance and derives mathematical relationships between three approaches for GHG emissions accounting for cities. The three approaches are: (a) Purely-Geographic Inventory, (b) Trans-boundary Community-Wide Infrastructure Footprint (CIF), and (c) Consumption-Based Footprint (CBF). Mathematical derivations coupled with case study of three US communities (Denver Colorado, Routt Colorado, and Sarasota Florida), shows that no one method provides a larger or more holistic estimate of GHG emissions associated with communities. A net-producing community (Routt) demonstrates higher CIF GHG emissions relative to the CBF, while a net-consuming community (Sarasota) yields the opposite. Trade-balanced communities (Denver) demonstrate similar numerical estimates of CIF and CBF, as predicted by the mathematical equations. Knowledge of community typology is important in understanding trans-boundary GHG emission contributions.</p>
},
  year = {2013},
  journal = {Energy Policy},
  pages = {376-384},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2012.10.037},
  language = {eng},
}