An Analysis of Car and Motorcycle Ownership in Macao

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 204-225

  Wong, Ka Io ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

car ownership; discrete choice models; motorcycle ownership; urban characteristics

Indexed keywords

CAR OWNERSHIP; CHOICE BEHAVIORS; DIFFERENT EFFECTS; DISCRETE CHOICE; DISCRETE CHOICE MODELS; HOUSEHOLD LEVEL; HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS; NUMBER OF VEHICLES; PERSONAL DECISION; RESIDENTIAL LOCATIONS; SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; URBAN CHARACTERISTICS; VEHICLE OWNERSHIP; VEHICLE TYPES;

DECISION THEORY; TRANSPORTATION;

MOTORCYCLES;

CAR OWNERSHIP; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; MACAU;

EID: 84867255696     PISSN: 15568318     EISSN: 15568334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2013.710057     Document Type: Article

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