Managing motorization in sustainable transport planning: the Singapore experience

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 314-321

  Han, Sun Sheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asian model; Motorization; Planning; Singapore; Sustainable transport

Indexed keywords

CAR OWNERSHIP; INNOVATION; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 74449089558     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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