The Role of Urban Consolidation Centres in Sustainable Freight Transport

Transport Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 473-490

  Allen, Julian ^a   Browne, Michael ^a   Woodburn, Allan ^a   Leonardi, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUROPEAN UNION; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; GREENHOUSE GAS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA; URBAN TRANSPORT;

FRANCE; GERMANY; ITALY; NETHERLANDS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84863305682     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: 14645327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441647.2012.688074     Document Type: Review

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