Environmental externalities of motor-vehicle use in the US

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-168

  Delucchi, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAND USE; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034038389     PISSN: 00225258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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