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Estimating the Economic Benefits of Bicycling and Bicycle Facilities: an Interpretive Review and Proposed Methods

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Krizec, K.J. (2007). Estimating the Economic Benefits of Bicycling and Bicycle Facilities: an Interpretive Review and Proposed Methods. In: Coto-Millán, P., Inglada, V. (eds) Essays on Transport Economics. Contributions to Economics. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-1765-2_14

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