The Relationship between Community Design and Crashes Involving Older Drivers and Pedestrians

Journal of Planning Education and Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-95

  Dumbaugh, Eric ^a   Zhang, Yi ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Parsons Brickerhoff   (China)

Author keywords

design; neighborhood planning; transportation; urban form

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873640053     PISSN: 0739456X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X12468771     Document Type: Article

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