Accessibility transport employment link : the case of Kochi (Also available on CD)
Joseph, Yogi
Accessibility transport employment link : the case of Kochi (Also available on CD) - 2013 - xiv,90,ixp.,CD-ROM
TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive summary iv List of figures xii List of tables xiii List of boxes xiii List of appendices xiii Abbreviations xiv 1 INTRODUCTION 2 1.1 Setting the stage 2 1.2 Research problem 4 1.3 Objectives 4 1.4 Research questions 5 1.5 Scope and limitations 5 1.6 Thesis outline 6 2 BACKGROUND LITERATURE 9 2.1 Accessibility 9 2.2 Components of accessibility 9 2.3 Factors that affect accessibility 13 2.4 Measures of accessibility 17 2.5 Choice of accessibility measure 20 2.6 Theories of residential location 21 2.7 Review of previous empirical research 26 2.8 Hypothesis formulation 34 3 THE STUDY AREA: KOCHI CITY 36 3.1 Geography and climate 36 3.2 History 37 3.3 Topography 38 3.4 Urbanization trends 38 3.5 Demography 41 3.6 Economic base 41 3.7 Workforce 42 3.8 Urban structure 43 3.9 Central Business District 43 3.10 Land-use pattern 44 3.11 Housing 46 3.12 Transportation 47 3.13 Rationale behind choice of Kochi 51 4 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND DATA PROCESSING 53 4.1 Research design 53 4.2 Data analysis methods 53 4.3 Accessibility analysis 55 5 PRIMARY SURVEY 67 5.1 Introduction 67 5.2 Describing the sample 67 5.3 Conclusion 72 Accessibility-Transport-Employment Link: The Case of Kochi Yogi Joseph.URP2511 xi 6 HYPOTHESIS TESTING 74 6.1 Introduction 74 6.2 Travel behaviour 74 6.3 Employment-related choices 77 6.4 Inferences 79 7 CONCLUSION 81 References 83 Appendix 85
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Accessibility transport employment link : the case of Kochi (Also available on CD) - 2013 - xiv,90,ixp.,CD-ROM
TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive summary iv List of figures xii List of tables xiii List of boxes xiii List of appendices xiii Abbreviations xiv 1 INTRODUCTION 2 1.1 Setting the stage 2 1.2 Research problem 4 1.3 Objectives 4 1.4 Research questions 5 1.5 Scope and limitations 5 1.6 Thesis outline 6 2 BACKGROUND LITERATURE 9 2.1 Accessibility 9 2.2 Components of accessibility 9 2.3 Factors that affect accessibility 13 2.4 Measures of accessibility 17 2.5 Choice of accessibility measure 20 2.6 Theories of residential location 21 2.7 Review of previous empirical research 26 2.8 Hypothesis formulation 34 3 THE STUDY AREA: KOCHI CITY 36 3.1 Geography and climate 36 3.2 History 37 3.3 Topography 38 3.4 Urbanization trends 38 3.5 Demography 41 3.6 Economic base 41 3.7 Workforce 42 3.8 Urban structure 43 3.9 Central Business District 43 3.10 Land-use pattern 44 3.11 Housing 46 3.12 Transportation 47 3.13 Rationale behind choice of Kochi 51 4 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND DATA PROCESSING 53 4.1 Research design 53 4.2 Data analysis methods 53 4.3 Accessibility analysis 55 5 PRIMARY SURVEY 67 5.1 Introduction 67 5.2 Describing the sample 67 5.3 Conclusion 72 Accessibility-Transport-Employment Link: The Case of Kochi Yogi Joseph.URP2511 xi 6 HYPOTHESIS TESTING 74 6.1 Introduction 74 6.2 Travel behaviour 74 6.3 Employment-related choices 77 6.4 Inferences 79 7 CONCLUSION 81 References 83 Appendix 85
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