Governance and policy challenges of implementing urban low-carbon transport initiatives

Local Economy

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 129-140

  Tait, Elizabeth ^a   Laing, Richard ^a   Gray, David ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

knowledge exchange; local authorities; low carbon; public policy; sustainable transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894249271     PISSN: 02690942     EISSN: 14709325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269094214521980     Document Type: Article

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