The jobs-housing relationship and commuting in Beijing, China: the legacy of Danwei

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-38

  Wang, Donggen ^a   Chai, Yanwei ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing; Commuting; Danwei; Jobs housing balance; Structural equations model

Indexed keywords

COMMUTING; EMPLOYMENT; MODELING; REFORM PROCESS; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT; TRAVEL DEMAND; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN TRANSPORT;

ASIA; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 58149229423     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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