Active ageing in developing countries? - trip generation and tour complexity of older people in Metro Manila

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 613-623

  Pettersson, Pierre ^a   Schmöcker, Jan Dirk ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Active ageing; Developing countries; Older people; Travel patterns

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DEVELOPING WORLD; ELDERLY POPULATION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; URBAN PLANNING;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION; PHILIPPINES; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79951578687     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.03.015     Document Type: Article

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