Car and the city: Socio-technical transition pathways to 2030

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 87, Issue , 2014, Pages 164-178

  Marletto, Gerardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cumulative process; Socio technical analysis; Supporting coalition; Transition pathway; Urban mobility

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY;

NATIONAL INNOVATIONS; PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY; SOCIO-TECHNICAL APPROACH; SOCIO-TECHNICAL TRANSITIONS; SOCIOTECHNICAL; SUPPORTING COALITION; TRANSITION PATHWAY; URBAN MOBILITY;

TRANSPORTATION;

AUTOMOBILE; INNOVATION; MOBILITY; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; URBAN AREA; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EID: 84904213191     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2013.12.013     Document Type: Article

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