Daily activity space and exposure: A comparative study of Hong Kong's public and private housing residents' segregation in daily life

Cities

Volumn 59, Issue , 2016, Pages 148-155

  Wang, Donggen ^a   Li, Fei ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity space; Exposure; Hong Kong; Private housing; Public housing; Segregation

Indexed keywords

CAR OWNERSHIP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOUSING; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBAN HOUSING;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84951320398     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2015.09.010     Document Type: Article

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