Proximity, accessibility and choice: A matter of taste or condition?

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-84

  Haugen, Katarina ^a   Holm, Einar ^a   Strömgren, Magnus ^a   Vilhelmson, Bertil ^b   Westin, Kerstin ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Amenities; Population redistribution; Proximity; Structural change

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AMENITY; LOCATION DECISION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; SURVEY METHOD; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL DEMAND;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84857910145     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1435-5957.2011.00374.x     Document Type: Article

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