The impacts of household structure on the travel behaviour of seniors and young parents in China

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 30, Issue , 2013, Pages 117-126

  Feng, Jianxi ^a   Dijst, Martin ^a   Wissink, Bart ^b   Prillwitz, Jan ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Household structure; The elderly; Travel behaviour

Indexed keywords

COMMUTING; ELDERLY POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PUBLIC SPENDING; SHOPPING ACTIVITY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG POPULATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84877345184     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2013.03.008     Document Type: Article

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