Best practices and common approaches for considering sustainability at U.S. State transportation agencies

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2174, 2010, Pages 10-18

  Barrella, Elise ^a   Amekudzi, Adjo A ^a   Meyer, Michael D ^a   Ross, Catherine L ^b   Turchetta, Diane ^c  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; LAND USE; SURVEYS;

'CURRENT; BEST PRACTICES; DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; EVALUATION METHODS; RESPONSE RATE; STATE DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATIONS; STATE TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES; SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 78651330382     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2174-02     Document Type: Article

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