How will smart growth land-use policies affect travel? A theoretical discussion on the importance of residential sorting

Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 58-73

  Cao, Xinyu ^a,c   Chatman, Daniel ^b  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

causality; land use; prediction; smart growth; transportation

Indexed keywords

CAR USE; LAND USE PLANNING; PLANNING THEORY; PREDICTION; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 84953911524     PISSN: 02658135     EISSN: 14723417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0265813515600060     Document Type: Article

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