Neighbourhood preferences, active travel behaviour, and built environment: An exploratory study

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 29, Issue , 2015, Pages 57-69

  Haybatollahi, Mohammad ^a   Czepkiewicz, Michal ^b   Laatikainen, Tiina ^a   Kyttä, Marketta ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Active travel behaviour; Built environment; Green structure; Neighbourhood preferences; Neighbourhood stability

Indexed keywords

HOUSING; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); SURVEYS; TRANSPORTATION;

BUILT ENVIRONMENT; DENSITY MEASURES; EXPLORATORY STUDIES; GREEN STRUCTURES; LIVING ENVIRONMENT; NEIGHBOURHOOD; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84922324485     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2015.01.001     Document Type: Article

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