Influence of values, beliefs, and age on intention to travel by a new railway line under construction in northern Sweden

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 48, Issue , 2013, Pages 86-95

  Nordlund, A ^a   Westin, K ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Intention; Railway project; Values

Indexed keywords

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; RAILROADS;

BELIEFS; HIERARCHICAL MODEL; INTENTION; NORTHERN SWEDEN; RAILWAY PROJECT; USE INTENTIONS; VALUES; VALUES AND BELIEFS;

RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION; TESTING METHOD; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84873714875     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2012.10.008     Document Type: Article

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