Car dependence in a public transport dominated city: Evidence from Hong Kong

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-138

  Cullinane, Sharon ^a   Cullinane, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Car dependence; Hong Kong; Traffic reduction

Indexed keywords

STANDARDS; TRAFFIC CONTROL; VEHICLES;

PUBLIC TRANSPORT;

TRANSPORTATION;

CAR OWNERSHIP; CAR USE; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; URBAN TRANSPORT;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 0037364756     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1361-9209(02)00037-8     Document Type: Article

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