Life cycle assessment of High Speed Rail in China

被引:76
作者
Yue, Ye [1 ]
Wang, Tao [2 ]
Liang, Sai [1 ]
Yang, Jie [3 ]
Hou, Ping [1 ]
Qu, Shen [1 ]
Zhou, Jun [4 ]
Jia, Xiaoping [5 ]
Wang, Hongtao [3 ]
Xu, Ming [1 ,6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Michigan, Sch Nat Resources & Environm, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[2] Ritsumeikan Univ, Res Org Sci & Engn, Kyoto 5258577, Japan
[3] Sichuan Univ, Coll Architecture & Environm, Chengdu 610065, Peoples R China
[4] Cent Univ Finance & Econ, Sch Management Sci & Engn, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China
[5] Qingdao Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Environm & Safety Engn, Qingdao 266042, Peoples R China
[6] Univ Michigan, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
关键词
High Speed Rail; Life cycle assessment; China; FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; SYSTEMS; LCA;
D O I
10.1016/j.trd.2015.10.005
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
China has built the world's largest High Speed Rail (HSR) network. Its environmental impacts have been examined by the means of life cycle assessment (LCA) which describes the whole picture of the HSR system instead of single stages, with a case study for the highspeed railway that links Beijing and Shanghai. The research employs the China-specific life cycle inventory database Chinese Core Life Cycle Database (CLCD). Vehicle operation dominates most impact categories, while vehicle manufacturing/maintenance/disposal and infrastructure construction contribute mostly to mineral consumption (43% and 38%) and organic compounds in water (54% for infrastructure construction). Several scenarios are developed to explore effects of changes in HSR development, utilization, electricity mix, and infrastructure planning and construction. Suggestions are provided for improving the life cycle environmental performance of China's HSR systems. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:367 / 376
页数:10
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