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The Ecological Footprint of Transportation Infrastructure

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  • Garg, Teevrat
  • Novosad, Paul

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  • Asher, Sam & Garg, Teevrat & Novosad, Paul, 2018. "The Ecological Footprint of Transportation Infrastructure," 2018 Annual Meeting, August 5-7, Washington, D.C. 274246, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.274246
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