Disentangling the influence of neighborhood type and self-selection on driving behavior: An application of sample selection model

Transportation

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 207-222

  Cao, Xinyu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Causality; Land use; Smart growth; Transportation; Treatment effect

Indexed keywords

BUILT ENVIRONMENTS; CALIFORNIA; CAUSALITY; DRIVING BEHAVIORS; DRIVING DISTANCES; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS; SAMPLE SELECTIONS; SMART GROWTH; TRAVEL BEHAVIORS; TREATMENT EFFECT;

LAND USE;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

LAND USE; MODELING; NEIGHBORHOOD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBURBAN AREA; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63349101544     PISSN: 00494488     EISSN: 15729435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11116-009-9189-9     Document Type: Article

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