The probability of single-family dwelling occupancy: Comparing home workers and commuters in Canadian Cities

Journal of Planning Education and Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 319-340

  Moos, Markus ^a   Skaburskis, Andrejs ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cities; Home work; Housing; Sustainable development; Telework; Urban form; Urban sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 39349113970     PISSN: 0739456X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X07311937     Document Type: Article

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