The impacts of urban spatial structure and socio-economic factors on patterns of commuting: a review

International Journal of Urban Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 238-255

  Lin, Dong ^a   Allan, Andrew ^a   Cui, Jianqiang ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

commuting; jobs housing balance; polycentric city; socio economic factors; urban spatial structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938414214     PISSN: 12265934     EISSN: 21616779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/12265934.2015.1016092     Document Type: Article

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