Transport for older people: Characteristics and solutions

Research in Transportation Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-55

  Su, Fengming ^a   Bell, Michael G H ^b  

^a NDRC   (China)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mobility; Older people; Trip chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350029625     PISSN: 07398859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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