Activity fragmentation, ICT and travel: An exploratory path analysis of spatiotemporal interrelationships

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 56-74

  Ben Elia, Eran ^a   Alexander, Bayarma ^b   Hubers, Christa ^c   Ettema, Dick ^d  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Southern California Association of Governments   (United States)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activities; Fragmentation; ICT; Paid work; Path analysis; Travel behaviour

Indexed keywords

LAND USE; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

ACTIVITIES; FRAGMENTATION; PAID WORK; PATH ANALYSIS; TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; PATH ANALYSIS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84908221976     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2014.03.016     Document Type: Article

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