The use of sustainability indicators in urban passenger transport during the decision-making process: The case of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 251-260

  Santos, Andrea Souza ^a   Ribeiro, Suzana Kahn ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GREENHOUSE GAS; PUBLIC SERVICE; SOCIAL IMPACT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN TRANSPORT;

BRAZIL; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL];

EID: 84879416714     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.04.010     Document Type: Review

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