Evaluating accessibility using house-level data: A spatial equity perspective

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 254-274

  Omer, Itzhak ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Accessibility; House level data; Population census; Spatial equity; Urban parks

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; PARKS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SURVEYS;

ACCESSIBILITY; HOUSE-LEVEL DATA; POPULATION CENSUS; SPATIAL EQUITY; URBAN PARKS;

URBAN PLANNING;

EQUITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646186783     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2005.06.004     Document Type: Article

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