Inclusively walkable: Exploring the equity of walkable housing in the San Francisco bay area

Local Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 527-554

  Riggs, William ^a  

^a California Polytechnic State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Equity; Housing; Inclusive design; Neighbourhoods; Walkability

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; DESIGN; EQUITY; HOUSING; NEIGHBORHOOD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WALKING;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84911499382     PISSN: 13549839     EISSN: 14696711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2014.982080     Document Type: Article

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