Investigating ‘anywhere working’ as a mechanism for alleviating traffic congestion in smart cities

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 142, Issue , 2019, Pages 258-272

  Hopkins, John L ^a   McKay, Judith ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anywhere working; Australia; Smart cities; Teleworking; Traffic congestion

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PERSONNEL; SMART CITY;

ANYWHERE WORKING; AUSTRALIA; OFFICE SPACE; ORGANISATIONAL; POTENTIAL MECHANISM; SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL; TELEWORKING; TRANSPORT MODES;

TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; SMART CITY; TELECOMMUTING; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION MODE;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 85050561930     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2018.07.032     Document Type: Article

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