Transport policy and the car divide in the UK, the US and France: Beyond the environmental debate

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 802-818

  Fol, Sylvie ^a   Dupuy, Gabriel ^a   Coutard, Oliver ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^b Universite Paris Est   (France)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Auto programs; Car dependence; Employability; Environmental justice; Mobility of the poor; Spatial mismatch; Transportation policies; Workfare policies

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AUTOMOBILE; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; TRADE-OFF; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 37349103164     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2007.00755.x     Document Type: Article

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