The influence of suburbanization on the access to employment of workers in the new towns: A case study of Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong

Habitat International

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-45

  Cho Yam Lau, Joseph ^a  

^a NONE   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Distant new town; Jobs housing imbalance; Poverty; Spatial mismatch; Suburbanization

Indexed keywords

JOB SEARCH; LAND MARKET; NEW TOWN; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIAL HOUSING; SOCIAL NETWORK; SPATIAL MISMATCH; SUBURBANIZATION; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 70449530618     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2009.05.002     Document Type: Article

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