The transformation of transport policy in Great Britain? 'New realism' and new labour's decade of displacement activity

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 224-251

  Docherty, Iain ^a   Shaw, Jon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CYCLE TRANSPORT; INVESTMENT; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; WALKING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79551706045     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a43184     Document Type: Article

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