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Assessing the impact of Transportation on Climate Change: A Case Study of Agartala City in India's North East Region

Assessing the impact of Transportation on Climate Change: A Case Study of Agartala City in India's North East Region

Sohana Debbarma, Geetanjali Kaushik
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 25
ISBN13: 9781668436868|ISBN10: 1668436868|EISBN13: 9781668436875
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-3686-8.ch009
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Debbarma, Sohana, and Geetanjali Kaushik. "Assessing the impact of Transportation on Climate Change: A Case Study of Agartala City in India's North East Region." Research Anthology on Environmental and Societal Impacts of Climate Change, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 156-180. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3686-8.ch009

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Debbarma, S. & Kaushik, G. (2022). Assessing the impact of Transportation on Climate Change: A Case Study of Agartala City in India's North East Region. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Environmental and Societal Impacts of Climate Change (pp. 156-180). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3686-8.ch009

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Debbarma, Sohana, and Geetanjali Kaushik. "Assessing the impact of Transportation on Climate Change: A Case Study of Agartala City in India's North East Region." In Research Anthology on Environmental and Societal Impacts of Climate Change, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 156-180. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3686-8.ch009

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Abstract

India's North-East Region has greater demand for road and personalized modes of transport powered by fossil fuels. And due to emissions, there has been evidence of climate change. It has been found that diesel cars cause greater emissions (per kilometer travelled) as compared to petrol cars; therefore, the use of diesel should be discouraged. The chapter suggests that the emissions in case of public transport passenger-km are lesser than other modes of transport. However, in the North-East Region, there is negligible share of public transport due to poor infrastructure and service facilities. Therefore, improvements should be made with regard to public transport system so that considerable number of passengers shifts to public transport modes. Further, it is inferred that use of alternate vehicle or fuel technologies like hybrid electric vehicles, biofuel, biodiesel, hydrogen fuel need to be initiated to mitigate the climate change.

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