Spatial economic resilience and accessibility: A joint perspective

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 49, Issue , 2015, Pages 148-159

  Östh, John ^a   Reggiani, Aura ^b   Galiazzo, Giacomo ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Resilience; Socio economic indicators; Swedish municipalities

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; RESILIENCE; SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS; SWEDISHS;

ACCESSIBILITY; COMMUTING; METROPOLITAN AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN ECONOMY;

SWEDEN;

EID: 84909592201     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2014.07.007     Document Type: Article

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