Congestion charging mechanisms for roads, part I—conceptual framework

Transportmetrica

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-116

  Hau, Timothy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Charging technology; Congestion charging; Congestion externality; Congestion tolling; Electronic road pricing

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949193838     PISSN: 18128602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18128600608685658     Document Type: Article

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