Moving towards more eco-efficient tourist transportation to a resort destination: The case of Whistler, British Columbia

Research in Transportation Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 66-73

  Reilly, Jennifer ^a   Williams, Peter ^a   Haider, Wolfgang ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Eco efficiency; Modal choice; Planning; Tourism transportation; Whistler

Indexed keywords

EID: 76749150005     PISSN: 07398859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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