Polycentricity, Commuting Pattern, Urban Form: The Case of Southern California

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1193-1211

  Modarres, Ali ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commuting Pattern; Polycentricity; Southern California; Urban Form

Indexed keywords

COMMUTING; EMPLOYMENT; LOW INCOME POPULATION; METROPOLITAN AREA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN TRANSPORT;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054922265     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2010.00994.x     Document Type: Article

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