Spatial restructuring to facilitate shorter commuting: An example of the relocation of Hong Kong international airport

Urban Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1681-1694

  Loo, Becky P Y ^a   Chow, Alice S Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRPORT; COMMUTING; EMPLOYMENT; HOUSING CONDITIONS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LAND USE CHANGE; RELOCATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUBURBAN AREA;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 79957466490     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098010375319     Document Type: Article

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