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Urban Car-Sharing Viability in the Knowledge Economy: A Monte Carlo-Based Planning Tool for Shared Mobility Policy

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mdke-2025-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2392-8042 | Journal ISSN: 2286-2668
Language: English
Page range: 340 - 356
Submitted on: Oct 2, 2025
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Accepted on: Dec 10, 2025
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Published on: Dec 22, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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