The effect of transportation subsidies on urban sprawl

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 567-594

  Su, Qing ^a   Desalvo, Joseph S ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; URBAN AREA; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EID: 48249089682     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9787.2008.00564.x     Document Type: Article

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