Indexing the contribution of household travel behaviour to sustainability

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 245-261

  Donegan, K S ^a   Adamson, G ^b   Donegan, H A ^b  

^a Faber Maunsell   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Car dependency; Decision hierarchy; Expert opinion; Multi criteria analysis; Sustainability; Travel behaviour

Indexed keywords

LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; SUBURBANIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

BELFAST [NORTHERN IRELAND]; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34248654875     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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