Mass effects and mobility decisions

Transportation Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 115-130

  Abou Zeid, M ^a   Schmocker J D ^b   Belgiawan, P F ^b   Fujii, S ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conformity; Mass effects; Mobility decisions; Norms; Social networks; Travel behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884249163     PISSN: 19427867     EISSN: 19427875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1942786713Z.00000000011     Document Type: Review

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