Sustainable transportation in the US: A review of proposals, policies, and programs since 2000

Frontiers of Architectural Research

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 150-165

  Zhou, Jiangping ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Policy; Program; Research; Sustainability; Transportation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939416820     PISSN: 20952635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2012.02.012     Document Type: Review

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