Travel behavior among latino immigrants: The role of ethnic concentration and ethnic employment

Journal of Planning Education and Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 62-80

  Liu, Cathy Yang ^a   Painter, Gary ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ethnic communities; ethnic niche; Latino immigrants; travel mode

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863024062     PISSN: 0739456X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X11422070     Document Type: Article

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