“Social exclusion” is a concept that has become increasingly prominent in the UK and elsewhere in the last ten years. Social exclusion occurs as a result of a series of problems that prevent people from being able to participate in activities that are considered normal in their society. Some...

Growth in the population of older adults (age 60 and above) in coming years will challenge urban planners and transportation managers to provide travel options that support autonomy. To investigate barriers that older adults experience in using public transit, this research explores associations...

Danish scholar Petter Naess’s 2006 book Urban Structure Matters uses the comprehensive study of the Copenhagen Metropolitan Area as an empirical case to examine the relationship between urban structure and travel behavior. The overall theme of this book is how urban spatial planning influences...

This paper describes the findings of a study aiming to achieve deeper insight into reasons people with cognitive functional limitations cease to use public transport. Semi-structured interviews in combination with a qualitative content analysis were performed with nine participants. The results...

For disabled and older people, journeys need to be seamless – with no failures in access from origin to destination. Because the public transport environment, including walking and cycling modes, is not accessible, the use of private cars remains essential to social inclusion. Consequently,...

Following on from Part A, “Impairments and behavioral responses,” the contributions in this part of the special issue focus on the planning implications and review in how far accessibility planning has been employed in practice.

In France, as in other European countries, towns and cities have committed to reducing the negative effects of automobile traffic---accidents and air pollution---either by regulation or voluntarily in order to improve their inhabitants' quality of life. Creating urban transport plans (PDUs)...

Several transportation factors concerning older and disabled people are under transition in Sweden at present. By the year 2010, the public transit system must be fully accessible for all passengers. The present survey studied older people, in order to assess the perceived travel opportunities....

This paper examines the differences and similarities in residential movement patterns and motivations between young households (under 50), pre-elderly households (50 through 64) and elderly households (65 and over). We use deed transfer records and a survey of home owners who moved between late...

This book is organized into three parts, each consisting of three chapters. The first part describes the historical context and framework within which urban norms and standards are embedded. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the earliest urban form standards, which were created based on the...