Travel, transport and energy implications of university-related student travel: A case study approach

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment

Volumn 38, Issue , 2015, Pages 27-40

  Davison, Lisa ^a   Ahern, Aoife ^b   Hine, Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Modal choice; Transport emissions; University travel

Indexed keywords

STUDENTS; TRANSPORTATION;

CASE STUDY APPROACH; CULTURAL DIFFERENCE; MODAL CHOICE; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT EMISSIONS; TRANSPORT POLICY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR; UNIVERSITY TRAVEL;

EDUCATION;

PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84929575549     PISSN: 13619209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2015.04.028     Document Type: Article

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