Heat exposure during non-motorized travel: Implications for transportation policy under climate change

Journal of Transport and Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 451-459

  Karner, Alex ^a   Hondula, David M ^b   Vanos, Jennifer K ^c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Health; Heat; Planning; Policy; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948744523     PISSN: 22141405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2015.10.001     Document Type: Article

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