Evolving residential and employment locations and patterns of commuting under hyper growth: The case of Guangzhou, China

Urban Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1643-1661

  Li, Si ming ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUTING; DECENTRALIZATION; EMPLOYMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATION; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUBURBANIZATION; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 77953829384     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098009356118     Document Type: Article

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