Urban freight transport and policy changes: Improving decision makers' awareness via an agent-specific approach

Transport Policy

Volumn 36, Issue , 2014, Pages 248-252

  Gatta, Valerio ^a   Marcucci, Edoardo ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agent specific approach; Stated preferences; Urban freight policy; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FREIGHT TRANSPORT; POLICY APPROACH; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; URBAN TRANSPORT; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 84908239579     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2014.09.007     Document Type: Article

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