A global map of travel time to cities to assess inequalities in accessibility in 2015

D. J. Weiss; Andrew Nelson; Harry S. Gibson; William H. Temperley; Stephen Peedell; Allison Lieber; M. Hancher; E. Poyart; S. Belchior; Nancy Fullman; Bonnie Mappin; Ursula Dalrymple; Jennifer Rozier; Tim Lucas; Rosalind E. Howes; Lucy S. Tusting; Su Yun Kang; Ewan Cameron; Donal Bisanzio; Katherine E. Battle; Samir Bhatt; Peter W. Gething

doi:10.1038/nature25181

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InequalityTravel timeGeographyTime travelEconomic geographyTransport engineeringComputer scienceMathematicsEngineeringArtificial intelligence

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Year: 2018
Type: article
Volume: 553
Issue: 7688
Pages: 333-336
Citations: 1099
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                                    D. J. Weiss, 
                                
                                    Andrew Nelson, 
                                
                                    Harry S. Gibson
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            A global map of travel time to cities to assess inequalities in accessibility in 2015. 
                            Nature
                            , 553
                            (7688)
                            , 333-336.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature25181
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature25181