Re-assessing the results of the London congestion charging scheme

Urban Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1089-1105

  Givoni, Moshe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BUS TRANSPORT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84857960592     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098011417017     Document Type: Article

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