Recreational cycling in a coastal city: Investigating lifestyle, attitudes and built environment in cycling behavior

Sustainable Cities and Society

Volumn 39, Issue , 2018, Pages 241-251

  Etminani Ghasrodashti, Roya ^a   Paydar, Mohammad ^b   Ardeshiri, Ali ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beach oriented activities; Lifestyle; Recreational cycling

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; FACTOR ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ATTITUDES; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES; LIFESTYLE; NETWORK CONNECTIVITY; ORDINAL REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RECREATIONAL CYCLING; TOURIST DESTINATIONS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 85042859443     PISSN: 22106707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2018.02.037     Document Type: Article

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