Improved road accessibility and indirect development effects: evidence from rural Philippines

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 476-483

  Olsson, Jerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Economic opportunity; Indirect development effect; Road investment

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; PLANNING METHOD; RURAL TRANSPORT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

ASIA; EURASIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 69449089913     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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