Restricting driving for better traffic and clearer skies: Did it work in Beijing?

Transport Policy

Volumn 32, Issue , 2014, Pages 34-41

  Sun, Cong ^a   Zheng, Siqi ^a   Wang, Rui ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beijing; Driving restriction; Particulate matter; Traffic

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

BEIJING [BEIJING (ADS)]; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84892976595     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2013.12.010     Document Type: Article

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