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Environmental impacts of shared mobility: a systematic literature review of life-cycle assessments focusing on car sharing, carpooling, bikesharing, scooters and moped sharing

Pages 634-658 | Received 25 Feb 2022, Accepted 06 Sep 2023, Published online: 13 Nov 2023

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