Assessing the public transport service to urban parks on the basis of spatial accessibility for citizens in the compact megacity of Shanghai, China

Urban Studies

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 1983-1999

  Liang, Huilin ^a   Zhang, Qingping ^a  

^a NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

accessibility; geographic information systems (GIS); public transport; Shanghai; urban green space; urban park

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; GIS; GREENSPACE; INNOVATION; MEGACITY; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PUBLIC ACCESS; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRAVEL TIME; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; SHANGHAI;

EID: 85033482510     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098017705846     Document Type: Article

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