Exploring the influences of density on travel behavior using propensity score matching

Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 459-470

  Cao, Xinyu ^a   Fan, Yingling ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Land use; Smart growth; Statistical control; Transportation; Treatment effect

Indexed keywords

LAND USE; NEIGHBORHOOD; POPULATION DENSITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVEY METHOD; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864036156     PISSN: 02658135     EISSN: 14723417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/b36168     Document Type: Article

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