Job access, location decision, and the working poor: A qualitative study in the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area

Geoforum

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 671-682

  Boschmann, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Columbus, Ohio; Job accessibility; Location decision; Metropolitan; Qualitative; Working poor

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; COMMUTING; EMPLOYMENT; LOCATION DECISION; LOW INCOME POPULATION; METROPOLITAN AREA; MOBILITY; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

COLUMBUS [OHIO]; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052301587     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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