Are effects of travel feedback programs correctly assessed?

Transportmetrica

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-57

  Fujii, Satoshi ^a   Bamberg, Sebastian ^b   Friman, Margareta ^c   Gärling, Tommy ^d  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behavioural change; Travel behaviour; Travel feedback programs

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOURAL CHANGES; CAR USE; CONTROL GROUPS; EFFECT SIZE; EVALUATION STUDY; META-ANALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGNS; TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR; TRAVEL FEEDBACK PROGRAM; TREATMENT EFFECTS;

AIR QUALITY; DESIGN;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 77956409506     PISSN: 18128602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18128600802591277     Document Type: Article

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