How does car parking availability and public transport accessibility influence work-related travel behaviors?

Sustainability

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 576-590

  Badland, Hannah M ^a   Garrett, Nick ^a   Schofield, Grant M ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adults; Car parking; Global positioning systems; Physical activity; Public transport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866503712     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su2020576     Document Type: Article

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