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The Relationship Between Population Aging and Travel Demand: Evidence from Taiwan Cover

The Relationship Between Population Aging and Travel Demand: Evidence from Taiwan

By: Wen-Hsiu Huang  
Open Access
|Sep 2025

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Language: English
Page range: 27 - 44
Submitted on: Feb 1, 2025
Accepted on: Jun 1, 2025
Published on: Sep 22, 2025
Published by: University of Maribor
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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