Mapping equality in access: The case of Bogotá’s sustainable transportation initiatives

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 457-467

  Teunissen, Thijs ^a   Sarmiento, Olga ^b   Zuidgeest, Mark ^c   Brussel, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Access; Bogot ; Colombia; Equality; GIS; Spatial analysis; Sustainable transport

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ACCESS; COLOMBIA; EQUALITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT;

TRANSPORTATION;

GIS; MAPPING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

BOGOTA; COLOMBIA;

EID: 84983738595     PISSN: 15568318     EISSN: 15568334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2013.808388     Document Type: Article

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