Energy for road passenger transport and sustainable development: Assessing policies and goals interactions

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 152-162

  Figueroa, Maria J ^a   Ribeiro, Suzana Kahn ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON EMISSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY POLICY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GREENHOUSE GAS; ROAD; ROAD TRANSPORT; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 84879420650     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.04.004     Document Type: Review

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