Effects of physical activity on propensity for sustainable trips

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2134, 2009, Pages 43-50

  Meloni, Italo ^a   Portoghese, Alessandro ^a   Bez, Massimiliano ^a   Spissu, Erika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

'CURRENT; ACTIVITY-BASED; ENERGY EFFICIENT VEHICLES; MODE OF TRANSPORT; MOTOR CARS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIVATE VEHICLES; PROBIT MODELS; TRAVEL DEMAND MODELS; WELL BEING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 76149124177     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2134-06     Document Type: Article

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