Public transport modernisation and adjustment to EU accession requirements: The case of Malta's buses

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-24

  Attard, Maria ^a   Hall, Derek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

European Union; Malta; Modal choice; Pollution; Public transport modernisation

Indexed keywords

BUS TRANSPORT; EUROPEAN UNION; MODERNIZATION; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

MALTA;

EID: 0037353339     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0966-6923(02)00045-5     Document Type: Article

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