Investigating the social dimensions of transport disadvantage—I. Towards new concepts and methods

Urban Policy and Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 433-453

  Dodson, Jago ^a   Buchanan, Nick ^a   Gleeson, Brendan ^a   Sipe, Neil ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disadvantage; Infrastructure; Social exclusion; Transport; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249110104     PISSN: 08111146     EISSN: 14767244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08111140601035317     Document Type: Article

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