Assessment of modal transportation sustainability: Application of data envelopment and concordance analyses

Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transaction B: Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-193

  Rassafi, A A ^a,b,c   Vaziri, M ^a,b,c  

^a IMAM KHOMEINI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Sharif University of Technology ^*  (Iran)

^c SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Comparative analysis; Data envelopment analysis; Sustainable development; Transporation modes; Transportation policy

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; PUBLIC POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

EID: 34547429394     PISSN: 03601307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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