Scientific research about climate change mitigation in transport: A critical review

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 993-1006

  Schwanen, Tim ^a   Banister, David ^a   Anable, Jillian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour change; Carbon economy; Climate change mitigation; Governmentality; Institutions; Technology

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BEHAVIOUR CHANGES; CARBON ECONOMY; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION; ECOLOGICAL MODERNISATION; GOVERNMENTALITY; INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT; RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES; SOCIO-TECHNICAL TRANSITIONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80054048987     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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