Are we reaching peak travel? trends in passenger transport in eight industrialized countries

Transport Reviews

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 357-378

  Millard Ball, Adam ^a   Schipper, Lee ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAR OWNERSHIP; CARBON EMISSION; ENERGY USE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRAVEL DEMAND; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 79958257654     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: 14645327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441647.2010.518291     Document Type: Article

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