Attitudes towards road pricing and environmental taxation among US and UK students

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 48, Issue , 2013, Pages 50-62

  Kim, Junghwa ^a   Schmöcker, Jan Dirk ^a   Fujii, Satoshi ^a   Noland, Robert B ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Congestion charge; Environmental tax; Road pricing

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ROADS AND STREETS; TAXATION; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION CHARGES;

ACCEPTANCE; CONGESTION CHARGES; ENVIRONMENTAL TAXATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TAXES; GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS; PUBLIC ACCEPTABILITIES; ROAD PRICING;

COSTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; PRICE DETERMINATION; PRICE DYNAMICS; ROAD TRANSPORT; STATE ROLE; STUDENT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; NEW JERSEY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873718847     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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