Self-selection in home choice: Use of treatment effects in evaluating relationship between built environment and travel behavior

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2077, 2008, Pages 54-61

  Zhou, Bin ^a   Kockelman, Kara M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAND USE; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICTS; CRITICAL ISSUES; LAND USE PATTERN; LOCATION CHOICE; NEIGHBOURHOOD; POLICY MAKERS; TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR; TRAVEL PATTERNS; TREATMENT EFFECTS;

RURAL AREAS;

EID: 61349094695     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2077-08     Document Type: Article

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