Highways and economic productivity: Interpreting recent evidence

Journal of Planning Literature

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 476-486

  Boarnet, Marion G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000939252     PISSN: 08854122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088541229701100402     Document Type: Article

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