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Sizing up transport poverty

A national scale accounting of low-income households suffering from inaccessibility in Canada, and what to do about it

Bibliographic Data

ID23337307
AuthorsJeff Allen (0000-0001-9575-7169, University of Toronto, corresponding author), Farber (0000-0002-3870-5984), Steven Farber (0000-0002-8037-7312, University of Toronto)
Year2019
Volume74
Pages214-223
Publication date2019-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTransport Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0967-070X • E-ISSN: 1879-310X
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.tranpol.2018.11.018
OpenAlexW2905644046
LanguageEN
Citations received53
References cited59

Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Poverty · Scale (ratio) · Sizing · demographic modeling and climate adaptation · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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Citations per year7,57
Citation span2019 - 2026 (8)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 51

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