Clustering and commuting patterns of knowledge workers. A comparative analysis of Barcelona and Helsinki metropolitan areas

International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 143-159

  Chica, Juan Eduardo ^a   Marmolejo, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Barcelona; commuting patterns; Helsinki; knowledge workers; residential clustering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969760964     PISSN: 20404468     EISSN: 20404476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJKBD.2016.076467     Document Type: Conference Paper

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