The impacts of climate change on the national freight sector

Transport and Sustainability

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages 137-173

  Jaroszweski, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Climate change impact assessment; Freight; Socio economic scenarios

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969165090     PISSN: 20449941     EISSN: 2044995X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S2044-9941(2012)0000002009     Document Type: Chapter

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