School travel behaviour in the Netherlands and Flanders

Transport Policy

Volumn 26, Issue , 2013, Pages 73-84

  van Goeverden, C D ^a   de Boer, E ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cross country analysis; Home to school distance; Modal choice; School travelling

Indexed keywords

CAR OWNERSHIP; CYCLE TRANSPORT; PRIMARY EDUCATION; SECONDARY EDUCATION; STUDENT; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

BELGIUM; FLANDERS; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84877798469     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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