Suburban travelers pressed for time: Exploring the temporal implications of metropolitan commuting in Barcelona

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 65, Issue , 2017, Pages 165-174

  Delclòs Alió, Xavier ^a   Miralles Guasch, Carme ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Barcelona; Daily mobility; Mixed methods; Smartphone tracking; Suburban commuting; Travel time

Indexed keywords

COMMUTING; METROPOLITAN AREA; MOBILITY; SUBURBAN AREA; TRAVEL TIME;

BARCELONA [BARCELONA (PRV)]; BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 85033729223     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2017.10.016     Document Type: Article

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