Local Transportation Policy and the Environment

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 511-535

  Schmutzler, Armin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Driving restrictions; Pollution; Public transport subsidies; Road pricing; Transportation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; MASS TRANSPORTATION; POLLUTION; ROADS AND STREETS; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRANSPORTATION CHARGES;

AUTOMOBILE TRANSPORTATIONS; DRIVING RESTRICTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS; PUBLIC TRANSPORT SUBSIDIES; PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; ROAD PRICING; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION; TRANSPORTATION POLICIES;

TRANSPORTATION;

AUTOMOBILE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; NATIONAL PLANNING; PRICING POLICY; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; ROAD PRICING; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

EID: 79952709687     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-010-9447-5     Document Type: Review

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