What about dual-earner households in jobs-housing balance research? An essential issue in transport geography

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 393-395

  Sultana, Selima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; SOCIAL IMPACT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 33747338769     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2006.06.004     Document Type: Article

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