Gendered key events in the life course: Effects on changes in travel mode choice over time

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 37, Issue , 2014, Pages 47-60

  Scheiner, Joachim ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gender; Key event; Mobility biography; Travel behaviour change; Travel mode choice

Indexed keywords

GENDER ROLE; MOBILITY; PANEL DATA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

GERMANY;

EID: 84899674786     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2014.04.007     Document Type: Article

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