Rail noise-abatement programmes: A stated choice experiment to evaluate the impacts on welfare

Transport Reviews

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 589-604

  Nunes, Paulo A L D ^a,b   Travisi, Chiara M ^b  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; NOISE POLLUTION; RAILWAY; WELFARE IMPACT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE; TRENTO;

EID: 34547534641     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: 14645327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441640701322693     Document Type: Article

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