Commuting patterns of residents within a high-density urban development: A study of Hong Kong

Habitat International

Volumn 39, Issue , 2013, Pages 201-213

  Hui, Eddie Chi Man ^a   Yu, Ka Hung ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Commuting patterns; High density urban development; Hong Kong; Job market segregation

Indexed keywords

COMMUTING; GOVERNMENT; JOURNEY TO WORK; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN POLICY; URBAN TRANSPORT;

CHINA; HONG KONG; NEW TERRITORIES;

EID: 84873256934     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2012.12.008     Document Type: Article

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