Analyzing scale independence in jobs-housing and commute efficiency metrics

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 129-143

  Niedzielski, Michael A ^a   Horner, Mark W ^b   Xiao, Ningchuan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commuting efficiency; Fractal analysis; Jobs housing balance; Land use planning; Modifiable areal unit problem; Scale independence

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; FRACTALS; HOUSING; LAND USE; SURVEYS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EFFICIENCY METRICS; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; LAND USE PLANNING; MODIFIABLE AREAL UNIT PROBLEM; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; SCALE INDEPENDENCE; SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY; TRAFFIC ANALYSIS ZONES;

INFORMATION USE;

COMMUTING; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GIS; JOURNEY TO WORK; LAND USE PLANNING; METROPOLITAN AREA; OPTIMIZATION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; URBAN TRANSPORT;

BOISE; IDAHO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887523064     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2013.10.018     Document Type: Article

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