Self-selection in the relationship between the built environment and walking: Empirical evidence from Northern California

Journal of the American Planning Association

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-74

  Handy, Susan ^a   Cao, Xinyu ^b   Mokhtarian, Patricia L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; WALKING;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645826732     PISSN: 01944363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01944360608976724     Document Type: Article

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