Soft transport policy measures: Gaps in knowledge

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 199-215

  Richter, Jochen ^a   Friman, Margareta ^b   Gärling, Tommy ^b,c  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Car use; Public transport; Soft transport policy measures; Sustainable travel

Indexed keywords

CAR USE; CUSTOMIZED INFORMATION; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; LONG-TERM EFFECTS; POLICY MEASURES; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SOFT TRANSPORT POLICY MEASURES; SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL; TRANSPORT POLICY MEASURES; TRAVEL MODES;

AUTOMOBILES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

TRANSPORTATION;

CAR USE; KNOWLEDGE; LITERATURE REVIEW; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SUSTAINABILITY; SYNERGISM; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

EID: 79952726276     PISSN: 15568318     EISSN: 15568334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2010.490289     Document Type: Review

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