Spatial mismatch problem of childcare in Tokyo

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue , 2011, Pages 300-303

  Kawabata, Mizuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Childcare centers; GIS; Spatial mismatch; Tokyo

Indexed keywords

EID: 82555169270     PISSN: 18770428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.07.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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