Individual accessibility and distance from major employment centers: An examination using space-time measures

Journal of Geographical Systems

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-70

  Weber, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Distance; Monocentric model; Time geography

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; GIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

OREGON; PORTLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037790560     PISSN: 14355930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101090300103     Document Type: Article

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