Do organized leisure activities for children encourage car-use?

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-218

  Hjorthol, Randi ^a   Fyhri, Aslak ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Children; Leisure activities; Norway; Survey; Travel

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; SURVEYING; SURVEYS;

AGE GROUPS; CHILDREN; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MODE CHOICE; NEIGHBOURHOOD; NORWAY; TRANSPORT MODES; TRAVEL;

LEISURE;

CAR USE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; TRANSPORT VEHICLE; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG POPULATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 58149469496     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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