Assessing the interaction between transport policy targets and policy implementation-A Finnish case study

Transport Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 388-398

  Tuominen, Anu ^a   Himanen, Veli ^b  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Framework; Interaction; Policy assessment; Policy implementation; Policy targets; Transport policy

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 34748832344     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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