Space-time accessibility measures: A geocomputational algorithm with a focus on the feasible opportunity set and possible activity duration

Journal of Geographical Systems

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-91

  Kim, Hyun Mi ^a   Kwan, Mei Po ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GIS; Individual accessibility; Space time accessibility measures; Space time constraint; Space time prism

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; ALGORITHM; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0038128202     PISSN: 14355930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101090300104     Document Type: Article

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