Equity effects of road pricing: A review

Transport Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-57

  Levinson, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING; ROAD PRICING; SIMULATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 71149093240     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: 14645327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441640903189304     Document Type: Review

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