Exploring spatial variety in patterns of activity-travel behaviour: Initial results from the Toronto Travel-Activity Panel Survey (TTAPS)

Transportation

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 697-722

  Buliung, Ron N ^a   Roorda, Matthew J ^a   Remmel, Tarmo K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity spaces; Intra household activities; Intra personal variability; Spatial behaviour; Weekend activity travel behaviour

Indexed keywords

HYDROELECTRIC POWER; LAND USE; SURVEYS; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

ACTIVITY SPACES; INTRA-HOUSEHOLD ACTIVITIES; INTRA-PERSONAL VARIABILITY; SPATIAL BEHAVIOUR; WEEKEND ACTIVITY-TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

LAND USE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; URBAN TRANSPORT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 53149123601     PISSN: 00494488     EISSN: 15729435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11116-008-9178-4     Document Type: Article

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