sustainability Article Dynamics of Transit Oriented Development, Role of Greenhouse Gases and Urban Environment: A Study for Management and Policy Liaqat Ali 1,*,† , Ahsan Nawaz 1,*,† , Shahid Iqbal 2, Muhammad Aamir Basheer 3, Javaria Hameed 4, Gadah Albasher 5, Syyed Adnan Raheel Shah 6 and Yong Bai 1 1 Collage of Civil Engineering & Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China;
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[email protected] (A.N.) † Equally contributor in the study. Abstract: The emission and mitigation of greenhouse gases transforms the status of urban envi- Citation: Ali, L.; Nawaz, A.; Iqbal, S.; ronments. However, a policy accounting for all the aspects associated with transport is lacking. Aamir Basheer, M.; Hameed, J.; Problems related to transport include a greater reliance on cars, increased congestion, and environ- Albasher, G.; Shah, S.A.R.; Bai, Y. mental impacts. The absence of an efficient public transport system is a notable cause of the prompt Dynamics of Transit Oriented escalation of diverse problems, for example, increases in the number of personal automobiles causes Development, Role of Greenhouse congestion on the road, resulting in air pollution, ubiquitous greenhouse effects and noise pollution, Gases and Urban Environment: A which ultimately affect human health.