Triggers for changes in cycling: The role of life events and modifications to the external environment

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 30, Issue , 2013, Pages 183-193

  Chatterjee, Kiron ^a   Sherwin, Henrietta ^a   Jain, Juliet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural change; Cycling; Life course; Life event; Trigger; Turning point

Indexed keywords

CYCLE TRANSPORT; INVESTMENT; MODELING; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84878910562     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2013.02.007     Document Type: Article

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