Adopting environmental transportation practices

Transportation Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 55-88

  Ellram, Lisa M ^a   Golicic, Susan L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Conceptual theory building; Environmental transport practices; Voluntary environmental partnerships

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SHIPPING; SUSTAINABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84922387217     PISSN: 00411612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/tnp.2015.0009     Document Type: Article

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