Comparing methods for measuring excess commuting and jobs-housing balance: Empirical analysis of land use changes

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2174, 2010, Pages 110-117

  Layman, Charles C ^a   Horner, Mark W ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAND USE; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

CHANGE-OVER TIME; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LAND USE AND TRANSPORTS; LANDUSE CHANGE; PERFORMANCE; TIME HORIZONS; URBAN ANALYSIS; URBAN FORM;

HOUSING;

EID: 78651303424     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2174-15     Document Type: Article

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