Comprehensive evaluation of energy conservation and emission reduction policies

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 153-166

  Litman, Todd ^a  

^a Victoria Transport Policy Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comprehensive evaluation; Emission reductions; Energy conservation; Mobility management; Transport policy; Transportation demand management

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; EMISSION CONTROL; VEHICLES;

COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION; EMISSION REDUCTION; MOBILITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORT POLICY; TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

EID: 84871164948     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2012.10.022     Document Type: Article

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