Using GIS to analyze the role of barriers and facilitators to walking in children's travel to school

Urban Design International

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-62

  Bejleri, Ilir ^a   Steiner, Ruth L ^a   Fischman, Allison ^a   Schmucker, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

active travel; GIS; network distance; urban form; walkability

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; GIS; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PEDESTRIAN; PRIMARY EDUCATION; URBAN DESIGN; WALKING;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78751614321     PISSN: 13575317     EISSN: 14684519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/udi.2010.18     Document Type: Article

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