From macro to micro-how much micro is too much?

Transport Reviews

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-177

  Wegener, Michael ^a  

^a Spiekermann and Wegener Urban and Regional Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LAND USE PLANNING; MODELING; PLANNING PRACTICE; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EID: 79952911284     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: 14645327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441647.2010.532883     Document Type: Article

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