Built environments, social environments, and activity-travel behavior: A case study of Hong Kong

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 31, Issue , 2013, Pages 286-295

  Wang, Donggen ^a   Lin, Tao ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Activity travel behavior; Built environments; Hong Kong; Public private housing; Social environments

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HOUSING CONDITIONS; TIME ALLOCATION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL TIME;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84882907781     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2013.04.012     Document Type: Article

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