The working poor and what GIS reveals about the possibilities of public transit

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 226-237

  Rogalsky, Jennifer ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnography; GIS; Travel diary; Urban transport; Welfare reform; Working poor

Indexed keywords

CAR OWNERSHIP; GIS; JOURNEY TO WORK; MOBILITY; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; URBAN AREA; URBAN TRANSPORT; WELFARE REFORM;

EID: 74449091694     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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