The travel behaviour intentions of young people in the context of climate change

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 238-246

  Line, Tilly ^a   Chatterjee, Kiron ^a   Lyons, Glenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Travel behaviour intentions; Values; Young people

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG POPULATION;

EID: 74449087136     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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