Spatial (Im)mobility and Accessibility in Ireland: Implications for Transport Policy

Growth and Change

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 667-696

  Rau, Henrike ^a   Vega, Amaya ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; EMPLOYMENT; GIS; MOBILITY; NETWORK ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRANSPORTATION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; URBAN AREA; VISUALIZATION;

IRELAND;

EID: 84870001469     PISSN: 00174815     EISSN: 14682257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2257.2012.00602.x     Document Type: Article

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