Residential location, vehicle ownership and travel in Asia: A comparative analysis of Kei-Han-Shin and Kuala Lumpur metropolitan areas

Transportation

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 325-350

  Senbil, Metin ^a   Kitamura, Ryuichi ^b   Mohamad, Jamilah ^c  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Kuala Lumpur; Osaka; Residential location; Structural equations modeling; Travel demand; Vehicle ownership

Indexed keywords

KUALA LUMPUR; OSAKA; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; STRUCTURAL EQUATIONS MODELING; TRAVEL DEMAND; VEHICLE OWNERSHIP;

VEHICLES;

CAR OWNERSHIP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METROPOLITAN AREA; MOBILITY; MODELING; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; TRAVEL DEMAND;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KEIHANSHIN; KINKI; KUALA LUMPUR [KUALA LUMPUR (ADS)]; KUALA LUMPUR [WEST MALAYSIA]; MALAYSIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 67349232602     PISSN: 00494488     EISSN: 15729435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11116-009-9195-y     Document Type: Article

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