Neighborhood design and the accessibility of the elderly: An empirical analysis in Northern California

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 347-371

  Cao, Xinyu ^a   Mokhtarian, Patricia L ^b   Handy, Susan L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Built environment; Elderly; Land use; Self selection; Seniors; Travel behavior

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AGING; COMMUTING; ELDERLY CARE; ELDERLY POPULATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LAND USE; MOBILITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; POLICY APPROACH; SELF HELP; URBAN DESIGN; WALKING;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77951546895     PISSN: 15568318     EISSN: 15568334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15568310903145212     Document Type: Article

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