Job proximity and accessibility for workers of various wage groups

Urban Geography

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 253-271

  Wang, Fahui ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commuting time; Job accessibility; Job proximity; Transport mobility of resident workers

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; COMMUTING; LABOR MARKET; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141940268     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.24.3.253     Document Type: Article

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