Issues in sustainable transportation

International Journal of Global Environmental Issues

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 331-347

  Litman, Todd ^a   Burwell, David ^b  

^a Victoria Transport Policy Institute   (Canada)

^b Project for Public Spaces   (United States)

Author keywords

Automobile dependency; Comprehensive planning; Equity; Paradigm shift; Smart growth; Sustainable transportation; Transport economics; Transport market reform; Transport planning

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; PLANNING SYSTEM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 33750630556     PISSN: 14666650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGENVI.2006.010889     Document Type: Review

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