Are compact cities environmentally friendly?

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 72, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 123-136

  Gaigné, Carl ^a,b   Riou, Stéphane ^c,d   Thisse, Jacques François ^e,f,g  

^a LERECO   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c GATE Lyon Saint Etienne   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^g CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cities; Commuting costs; Greenhouse gas; Transport costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861009677     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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