Toward socially sustainable urban transportation: Progress and potentials

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 138-157

  Boschmann, E Eric ^a   Kwan, Mei Po ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Individual based accessibility; Quality of life; Social equity; Social exclusion; Socially sustainable urban transportation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010552484     PISSN: 15568318     EISSN: 15568334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15568310701517265     Document Type: Article

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