Framework for assessing indicators of environmental impacts in the transport sector

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2242, 2011, Pages 55-63

  Joumard, Robert ^a   Gudmundsson, Henrik ^b   Folkeson, Lennart ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ GUSTAVE EIFFEL   (France)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c SWEDISH NATIONAL ROAD AND TRANSPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; DECISION MAKING;

DECISIONS MAKINGS; MEASUREMENT MANAGEMENT; MEASUREMENT MONITORING; MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT; OPERATIONAL INDICATOR; TRANSPORT SECTORS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84855381717     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2242-07     Document Type: Article

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