Measuring accessibility: An exploration of issues and alternatives

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1175-1194

  Handy, S L ^a   Niemeier, D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; METROPOLITAN AREA; PLANNING METHOD;

EID: 0031441298     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a291175     Document Type: Article

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