Typology of US metropolitan areas illuminates per-capita mobile greenhouse gas emissions impacts and informs mitigation strategies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15549326 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peiyao Zhao (0000-0001-7866-6249, corresponding author), Jimi Oke (0000-0001-6610-445X) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 084075-084075 |
| Publication date | 2025-07-16 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/adf07b |
| OpenAlex | W4412925851 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 75 |
We present a novel typology of 349 metropolitan statistical areas in the United States and demonstrate its implication for understanding and mitigating per-capita mobile greenhouse gas emissions (PMGEs). Via factor analysis of 55 indicators across seven categories, we identified eight key drivers of mobile emissions. Based on these, we clustered the metro areas via Gaussian mixture modeling to obtain seven metro types. We used an extreme gradient boosting regression model to predict PMGEs based on all the indicators, excluding population. Using SHapley Additive exPlanations values, we identified the most relevant indicators. The model reveals that density and transit mitigate PMGEs, while car use and climate exacerbate it. The typology provides further insights into how these effects vary across network, mode share and development patterns. Ultimately, the typology can serve as a framework to identify relevant indicators and thereby guide the selection of strategies for effective, type-specific emissions mitigation
Economics · Environmental health · Environmental resource management · Geography · Greenhouse gas · Metropolitan area · Natural resource economics · Per capita · Typology · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Environmental Science · Transportation Planning and Optimization · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Geology · Oceanography
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |