Transport and environment in developing countries: Comparing air pollution and traffic accidents as policy priorities

Habitat International

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-89

  Vasconcellos, Eduardo A ^a  

^a NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY NEED; POLLUTION CONTROL; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS; TRANSPORT POLICY;

EID: 0030753049     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-3975(96)00047-1     Document Type: Article

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