Does neighbourhood count in affecting children's journeys to schools?

Children's Geographies

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 89-113

  Loo, B P Y ^a   Lam, W W Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

accessibility; independent mobility; journeys to schools; neighbourhood; school provision

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920200264     PISSN: 14733285     EISSN: 14733277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2013.828450     Document Type: Article

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