The trade-off between trips and distance traveled in analyzing the emissions impacts of center-based telecommuting

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 419-428

  Mokhtarian, Patricia L ^a   Varma, Krishna V ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b Decision Focus Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Emissions control; Telecommuting; Transportation planning; Travel demand; United states

Indexed keywords

EMISSION CONTROL; TELECOMMUTING; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRAVEL DEMAND;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; TELECOMMUTING;

TRAVEL DIARY ANALYSIS;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0032219173     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1361-9209(98)00018-2     Document Type: Article

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