The use of modal accessibility gap as an indicator for sustainable transport development

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 921-936

  Kwok, Rebecca C W ^a   Yeh, Anthony G O ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; INDEX METHOD; PLANNING METHOD; SUSTAINABILITY; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 2442691942     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a3673     Document Type: Article

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