Commuting behaviour in sparsely populated areas: evidence from northern Sweden

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-27

  Sandow, Erika ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Commuting; Gender; Local labour markets; Sparsely populated; Sweden

Indexed keywords

COMMUTING; GENDER; LABOR MARKET; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 36549070546     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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