Travel behaviour in Ghana: Empirical observations from four metropolitan areas

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 313-322

  Abane, Albert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Commuting; Ghana; Intra urban; Metropolitan areas; Mode choice

Indexed keywords

COMMUTING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; METROPOLITAN AREA; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; URBAN TRANSPORT;

GHANA;

EID: 79951508641     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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