The Influence of Urban Form and Family Decision Making on Children's Travel to School

Journal of Urban Design

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 363-382

  Pont, Karina ^a   Wadley, David ^b   Ziviani, Jenny ^b   Khan, Asad ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; LIFESTYLE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; URBAN AREA; URBAN DESIGN;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84879522072     PISSN: 13574809     EISSN: 14699664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2013.800452     Document Type: Article

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