How are children accompanied to school?

Journal of Urban Planning and Development

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Ermagun, Alireza ^a   Samimi, Amir ^b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Escort decisions; Nested logit; School siting; School trips; Tehran

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ELASTICITY; LAND USE; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; TRANSPORTATION;

ESCORT DECISIONS; NESTED LOGIT; SCHOOL SITING; SCHOOL TRIPS; TEHRAN;

NONMOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION;

CHILD CARE; COMMUTING; DECISION MAKING; STUDENT; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

IRAN; TEHRAN [IRAN];

EID: 84983043933     PISSN: 07339488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000315     Document Type: Article

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