Accessibility evaluation of land-use and transport strategies: Review and research directions

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 127-140

  Geurs, Karst T ^a   van Wee, Bert ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Land use; Policy evaluation; Transport

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; LAND USE PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 1942424260     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2003.10.005     Document Type: Article

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