Impact of transport pricing on quality of life, acceptability, and intentions to reduce car use: An exploratory study in five European countries

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 463-470

  de Groot, Judith ^a   Steg, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Car use; Quality of Life; Sustainability; Transport pricing policy

Indexed keywords

CAR USE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PRICING POLICY; QUALITY OF LIFE; ROAD PRICING; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRIA; BENELUX; CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; NETHERLANDS; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SWEDEN; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33749554437     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2006.02.011     Document Type: Article

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