The Structure of Spatial Networks and Communities in Bicycle Sharing Systems

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Zaltz Austwick, Martin ^a   O'Brien, Oliver ^a   Strano, Emanuele ^b   Viana, Matheus ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE SHARING SYSTEM; COMMUNITY; CYCLING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TIME; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

BICYCLING; CITIES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PUBLIC FACILITIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TRANSPORTATION; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883619196     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074685     Document Type: Article

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