Excess travelling-what does it mean? New definition and a case study of excess commuters in Tyne and Wear, UK

European Transport Research Review

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 69-83

  Barr, Stuart ^a   Fraszczyk, Anna ^a   Mulley, Corinne ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Excess traveller; Excess travelling; Generalised cost

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY TIME; COST CALCULATION; CRITICAL REVIEW; EXCESS TRAVELLER; HOTSPOTS; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SAMPLE SELECTION; SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT; TRAVEL TIME;

COSTS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 77953023745     PISSN: 18670717     EISSN: 18668887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12544-010-0029-y     Document Type: Article

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