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The marginal social cost of road and rail: Implications for rail investment and pricing [PDF]
, 1995 An important issue for transport policy is whether more investment should be devoted to rail schemes and less to road schemes and vice versa. This raises the problem of comparing the returns from investments in the two modes currently assessed on a ...
Al-Tony, F.E, Al-Tony, Fathy El-Sayed
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Identification of Risk Factors Influencing Road Traffic Accidents
, 2018 Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are becoming a major problem around the world, incurring enormous losses of human and economic resources. Recent reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveal that each year more than 1.25 million people are killed
M. Touahmia
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Burden, pattern and causes of road traffic accidents in Bhutan, 2013–2014: a police record review
International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 2018 Road traffic accidents (RTAs) are a major cause of death and injury globally. There was little information on the burden and causes of RTAs in Bhutan. The study estimates the burden and characteristics of RTAs and describes the victims of RTAs in Bhutan.
Chador Wangdi +5 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Wind energy plays an important role in achieving energy transition and sustainable development goals, yet disparities between socio‐political and community acceptance continue to hinder project implementation. Understanding this gap is essential for designing more socially responsive wind energy policies.
Kaiqi Liu +5 more
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Did liberalising English and Welsh bar hours cause traffic accidents? [PDF]
, 2013 Legal bar closing times in England and Wales have historically been early and uniform. Recent legislation liberalised closing times with the object of reducing social problems thought associated with drinking to "beat the clock." Indeed, we show that one
Green, Colin +2 more
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The tourism sector faces pressing sustainability challenges, especially during crises. The rural communities reliant on ecotourism remain vulnerable, highlighting the need for responsible tourism. This study integrates social cognitive theory (SCT) and the elaboration likelihood model (ELM) to examine how self‐efficacy and outcome expectation ...
Wei Chiang Chan +2 more
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Stress, fatigue, health and risk of road traffic accidents among professional drivers: the contribution of physical inactivity [PDF]
, 2006 This article has been accepted for publication by Annual Reviews. The final version may be in a slightly revised form.Abstract Strategies to achieve ambitious targets for reducing road accidents (34) have largely focused on engineering and ...
Taylor, Adrian H., Dorn, Lisa
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Road traffic accidents in India: issues and challenges
, 2017 The main aim of this paper is to analyze the road accidents in India at national, state, and metropolitan city level. Analysis shows that the distribution of road accidental deaths and injuries in India varies according to age, gender, month and time ...
S. Singh
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Practical Methodology for Developing Visions for Carbon‐Neutral Cities and Communities
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Cities and communities play important roles in sustainable development and climate change mitigation. This study presents a novel framework for developing carbon‐neutral visions for cities and communities. We established five “principles,” investigated options encompassing four parameters (management, goal setting, actions, and quantification),
Kei Gomi +4 more
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An overview on pedestrians involved in traffic accidents in Latvia: Years 2010-2014
SHS Web of Conferences, 2018 Latvian national road accident statistics shows that for the vulnerable road users’ situation is critical, since pedestrians are involved in more than a quarter of road traffic accidents.
Bukova-Zideluna A. +2 more
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