The economic benefits of public investment in transportation: A review of recent literature

Journal of Planning Education and Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 288-296

  Bhatta, Saurav Dev ^a   Drennan, Matthew P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic impact; Infrastructure; Public investment; Transportation

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENT; PRODUCTION COST; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 33751267147     PISSN: 0739456X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X02250317     Document Type: Article

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