Sustainable transport challenges in a suburban university: The case of the Autonomous University of Barcelona

Transport Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 454-463

  Miralles Guasch, Carme ^a   Domene, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Barcelona region; Modal breakdown; Suburban development; Sustainable transport; Transport demand management; University

Indexed keywords

CYCLE TRANSPORT; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SUBURBAN AREA; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN TRANSPORT; WALKING;

BARCELONA [BARCELONA (PRV)]; BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 77956178438     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2010.04.012     Document Type: Article

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