Transport planning in sub-Saharan Africa

Progress in Development Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 251-257

  Porter, Gina ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL CONSUMPTION; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 38749108539     PISSN: 14649934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146499340700700305     Document Type: Article

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