Sustainability and urban public transportation

Journal of Transportation Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 331-341

  Sinha, Kumares C ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automobiles; Infrastructure; Population growth; Public transportation; Urban transportation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION;

TRANSPORTATION;

PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SUSTAINABILITY; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; URBAN TRANSPORT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042804926     PISSN: 0733947X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(2003)129:4(331)     Document Type: Article

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