School travel mode choice and the characteristics of the urban built environment: The case of Helsinki, Finland

Transport Policy

Volumn 37, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-10

  Broberg, Anna ^a   Sarjala, Satu ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Active transport; Children; GIS; Independent mobility; Youth

Indexed keywords

CYCLE TRANSPORT; GIS; MOBILITY; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; URBAN AREA; URBAN TRANSPORT; WALKING; YOUNG POPULATION;

FINLAND; HELSINKI; VARSINAIS-SUOMI;

EID: 84909943771     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: 1879-310X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2014.10.011     Document Type: Article

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