Urban passenger transport energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions: A global review and assessment of some reduction strategies

Handbook on Transport and Development

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 36-58

  Newman, Peter ^a   Kenworthy, Jeff ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FRANKFURT UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

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EID: 84958245255     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9780857937261.00009     Document Type: Chapter

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