Introducing multitasking to the study of travel and ICT: Examining its extent and assessing its potential importance

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-175

  Kenyon, Susan ^a   Lyons, Glenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessibility; ICT; Internet; Multitasking; Social exclusion; Virtual mobility

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; MULTITASKING; OPTIMIZATION; TRANSPORTATION ROUTES;

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; VIRTUAL MOBILITY;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

ACCESSIBILITY; ACTIVITY PATTERN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 33748470811     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2006.02.004     Document Type: Article

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