Addressing women's fear of victimization in transportation settings: A survey of U.S. transit agencies

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 554-587

  Loukaitou Sideris, Anastasia ^a   Fink, Camille ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fear; Transit agencies; Transportation; Women

Indexed keywords

CRIME; DECISION MAKING; PUBLIC SPACE; SAFETY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; WOMENS STATUS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59849108856     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087408322874     Document Type: Article

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