Accessibility, mobility, and realized travel behavior: Assessing transport disadvantage from a policy perspective

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 51, Issue , 2016, Pages 252-269

  Pyrialakou, V Dimitra ^a   Gkritza, Konstantina ^a   Fricker, Jon D ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Mobility; Spatial approach; Transport disadvantage

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; MOBILITY; TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84958576413     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2016.02.001     Document Type: Article

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