Decomposing the decoupling of Danish road freight traffic growth and economic growth

Transport Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-48

  Kveiborg, Ole ^a   Fosgerau, Mogens ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Decoupling; Freight; Growth; Sustainable development; Transport

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33845750105     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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