Influences of urban characteristics on cycling: Experiences of four cities

Sustainable Cities and Society

Volumn 13, Issue , 2014, Pages 78-88

  Meng, M ^a   Koh, P P ^a   Wong, Y D ^a   Zhong, Y H ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cycling; Transport policy; Urban structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904305395     PISSN: 22106707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2014.05.001     Document Type: Article

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