The association between transit access and auto ownership: evidence from Guangzhou, China

Transportation Planning and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 269-283

  Huang, Xiaoyan ^a   Cao, Xiaoshu ^a,b   Cao, Jason ^c  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

accessibility; auto ownership; Developing countries; land use; rail transit; transit infrastructure; travel behavior

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; LAND USE; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; RANDOM PROCESSES; TRANSPORTATION;

ACCESSIBILITY; AUTO OWNERSHIP; RAIL TRANSIT; TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE; TRAVEL BEHAVIORS;

INVESTMENTS;

ACCESSIBILITY; CAR OWNERSHIP; DEVELOPING WORLD; INVESTMENT; LAND USE; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 84961255631     PISSN: 03081060     EISSN: 10290354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03081060.2016.1142223     Document Type: Article

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