Towards more sustainable transportation: Lessons learned from a teaching experiment

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 316-328

  Balsas, Carlos J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Planning; Sustainable development; Transport; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986105856     PISSN: 14676370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006027     Document Type: Article

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