Urban congestion charging: A comparison between London and Singapore

Transport Reviews

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 511-534

  Santos, Georgina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; ROAD PRICING; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; URBAN TRANSPORT;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; SINGAPORE [SINGAPORE (NTN)]; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 25444443350     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441640500064439     Document Type: Article

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