What long-term road transport future? Trends and policy options

Review of Environmental Economics and Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-65

  Proost, Stef ^a   van Dender, Kurt ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b OECD   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; ROAD TRANSPORT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 79960033332     PISSN: 17506816     EISSN: 17506824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/reep/req022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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