Mobility in the transition to retirement - the intertwining of transportation and everyday projects

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 48-54

  Berg, Jessica ^a   Levin, Lena ^a   Abramsson, Marianne ^b   Hagberg, Jan Erik ^b  

^a SWEDISH NATIONAL ROAD AND TRANSPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b National Institute for the Study of Ageing and Later Life (NISAL)   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Everyday mobility; Older people; Retirement transition; Time geography; Transport

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; MOBILITY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RETIREMENT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; TRAVEL DEMAND; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84902504909     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2014.05.014     Document Type: Article

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