Can we reduce car use and, if so, how? A review of available evidence

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 401-418

  Graham Rowe, Ella ^a   Skippon, Stephen ^b   Gardner, Benjamin ^c   Abraham, Charles ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Car use reduction; Driving reduction; Intervention; Policy; Review

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GLOBAL WARMING; PUBLIC POLICY; REVIEWS;

CAR USE REDUCTION; CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS; CURRENT ENERGY; INTERVENTION; PRIMARY EVALUATION; ROAD TRANSPORTS; SYSTEMATIC SEARCHES; TRANSPORT BEHAVIOUR;

AUTOMOBILES;

CAR USE; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; META-ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTION CONTROL; ROAD TRANSPORT;

EID: 79952743506     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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