Spatiotemporal accessibility to supermarkets using public transit: An interaction potential approach in Cincinnati, Ohio

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 42, Issue , 2015, Pages 72-83

  Widener, Michael J ^a   Farber, Steven ^b   Neutens, Tijs ^c   Horner, Mark ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Food deserts; Interaction potential; Mobility; Nutrition; Transit

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; MOBILITY; NUTRITION; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; SHOPPING ACTIVITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CINCINNATI; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84918799041     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2014.11.004     Document Type: Article

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