The impacts of high-speed rail extensions on accessibility and spatial equity changes in South Korea from 2004 to 2018

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 45, Issue , 2015, Pages 48-61

  Kim, Hyojin ^a   Sultana, Selima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility; High speed rail (HSR); South Korea; Spatial equity

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; HIGH-SPEED TRAIN; RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT; TRAVEL TIME;

SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84929660166     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2015.04.007     Document Type: Article

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