Analysis of commuting needs using graph theory and census data: A comparison between two medium-sized cities in the UK

Applied Geography

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 132-141

  Salas Olmedo, Maria Henar ^a   Nogués, Soledad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Commuting; Medium sized cities; Multiple linkage analysis

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; COMMUTING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; GRAPHICAL METHOD; METROPOLITAN AREA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION MODE; URBAN TRANSPORT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84864073454     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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