Effects of the 80km/h and variable speed limits on air pollution in the metropolitan area of barcelona

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 23, Issue , 2013, Pages 90-97

  Bel, Germà ^a   Rosell, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Speed controls; Traffic speed management; Urban air pollution

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POLLUTION; SPEED CONTROL;

BARCELONA METROPOLITAN AREAS; DIFFERENCES-IN-DIFFERENCES; EMPIRICAL ESTIMATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; TRAFFIC SPEED; URBAN AIR POLLUTION; VARIABLE SPEED LIMITS; VARIABLE SPEED SYSTEM;

SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; METROPOLITAN AREA; MOTORWAY; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN TRANSPORT;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84879805757     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2013.04.005     Document Type: Article

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