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Rose, E., Burkholder, R. (2008). CO2 Reduction Through Better Urban Design: Portland’s Story. In: Cannon, J., Sperling, D. (eds) Reducing Climate Impacts in the Transportation Sector. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6979-6_8
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