Consideration of Life Cycle Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Road Infrastructure Planning Processes: Examples of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands

Miliutenko, Sofiia; Kluts, Ingeborg; Lundberg, Kristina; Toller, Susanna; Brattebø, Helge; Birgisdóttir, Harpa; Potting, José

doi:10.1142/s1464333214500380

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“…According to the Swedish Transport Administration (STA), this planning is implemented stepwise at different levels from national to regional scale (STA 2011). Miliutenko et al (2014a) identified three main levels of decision during the transport planning: (1) choice of transport modality at the national level, (2) choice of road corridor and construction type of a specific project and (3) choice of specific construction design. The first level of planning is also known as strategic planning in Sweden (Miliutenko et al 2014a).…”

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“…Miliutenko et al (2014a) identified three main levels of decision during the transport planning: (1) choice of transport modality at the national level, (2) choice of road corridor and construction type of a specific project and (3) choice of specific construction design. The first level of planning is also known as strategic planning in Sweden (Miliutenko et al 2014a). During the strategic planning, it is decided whether there is a need to construct a new road or if any other mode of transportation is more suited (Kluts and Miliutenko 2012).…”

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“…Finally, a specific construction design is chosen. This could be for instance the choice of specific material used for construction and stabilisation methods needed (Miliutenko et al 2014a).…”

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“…For instance, Dubocal (van't Wout et al 2010), LICCER , CEREAL (2014), EFFEKT (Straume 2011), Joulesave (ECRPD 2010, Klimatkalkyl (STA 2015) and RoadRes (Birgisdóttir 2005) are among several models that have been developed in Europe. As described in Miliutenko et al (2014a), models such as Dubocal, CEREAL and RoadRes were developed for later stages of road infrastructure planning, where more detailed design of the road is known. The models that have been specifically designed for the earlier stages of planning (i.e.…”

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Life cycle assessment in road infrastructure planning using spatial geological data

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Purpose The purpose of the study was to outline and demonstrate a new geographic information system (GIS)-based approach for utilising spatial geological data in three dimensions (i.e. length, width and depth) to improve estimates on earthworks during early stages of road infrastructure planning. Methods This was undertaken by using three main methodological steps: mass balance calculation, life cycle inventory analysis and spatial mapping of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy use. The mass balance calculation was undertaken in a GIS environment using two assumptions of geological stratigraphy for two proposed alternative road corridors in Sweden. The estimated volumes of excavated soil, blasted rock and filling material were later multiplied with the GHG emission and energy use factors for these processes, to create spatial data and maps in order to show potential impacts of the studied road corridors. The proposed GISbased approach was evaluated by comparing with actual values received after one alternative was constructed. Results and discussionThe results showed that the estimate of filling material was the most accurate (about 9 % deviation from actual values), while the estimate for excavated soil and blasted rock resulted in about 38 and 80 % deviation, respectively, from the actual values. It was also found that the total volume of excavated and ripped soils did not change when accounting for stratigraphy. Conclusions The conclusion of this study was that more information regarding embankment height and actual soil thickness would further improve the model, but the proposed GIS-based approach shows promising results for usage in LCA at an early stage of road infrastructure planning. Thus, by providing better data quality, GIS in combination with LCA can enable planning for a more sustainable transport infrastructure.

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Future scenarios are often used to address long-term challenges characterised by uncertainty and complexity, as they can help explore different alternative future pathways. Scenarios can therefore be a useful tool to support policy and guide action towards sustainability. But what sustainability aspects are put forward in scenarios and how are they assessed? This paper aims to explore how to assess future scenarios, categorised according to Börjeson et al. (Futures 38:723-739, 2006) i.e. predictive, explorative and normative scenarios. By conducting a literature review and a document analysis, we map tools and methods that are currently used to assess environmental and social sustainability aspects in scenarios. We also draw on experiences from methods for impact assessments of Swedish municipal comprehensive plans, which can be considered as future scenarios. We identify whether some sustainability aspects are less recurrent than others in the reviewed assessments or even left out. We find that there is no single tool that can be used to assess scenarios. Some quantitative tools based on databases may be more suitable for assessing scenarios within a shorter time horizon, whereas qualitative assessment methods might better fit the purpose of long-term transformative scenarios. We also find that assessment frameworks may be useful to guide the assessment, as to what its intended purpose is and which sustainability aspects to include. Finally we discuss whether further assessment tools are needed in order to include a wider array of potential environmental or social consequences of the content of scenarios.

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Carbon footprint comparison of innovative techniques in the construction and maintenance of road infrastructure in The Netherlands

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Consideration of Life Cycle Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Road Infrastructure Planning Processes: Examples of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands

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References 19 publications

Life cycle assessment in road infrastructure planning using spatial geological data

Life cycle assessment in road infrastructure planning using spatial geological data

Methods for assessing future scenarios from a sustainability perspective

Carbon footprint comparison of innovative techniques in the construction and maintenance of road infrastructure in The Netherlands

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