Outputs (22)

Older people and out-of-home mobility: Is discretionary travel undervalued in current policy? (2019)
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In accordance with the UWE regulations for DPhil degrees, this thesis incorporates a body of published academic material supported by a critical commentary of the work.
The work collected in this DPhil portfolio reflects a long-standing interest in,... Read More about Older people and out-of-home mobility: Is discretionary travel undervalued in current policy?.

Cycling experiences: Exploring social influence and gender perspectives (2016)
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Walking and cycling interactions on shared-use paths (2016)
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Central to this research are the interactions that take place between cyclists and pedestrians on shared-use paths and the impact of these on journey experiences. This research proposes that as active travel is promoted and as walking and cycling tar... Read More about Walking and cycling interactions on shared-use paths.

Bringing 'smarter choices' into multi-modal modeling (2015)
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An exploration of the urban pedestrian experience, including how it is affected by the presence of motor traffic (2014)
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The experience of urban walking is one that can form an important package of time in people’s daily routine, with 8 million hours being spent daily walking in urban areas in the UK. This study explores urban walking experience as a holistic and multi... Read More about An exploration of the urban pedestrian experience, including how it is affected by the presence of motor traffic.

Social practice theory and sustainable mobility: An analysis of the English local transport planning as a system of provision (2014)
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The UK Government is committed to reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 80% from 1990 levels by 2050. Reducing emissions from motorised transport and changing travel behaviour of people wishing to travel are two possible means of achieving this.... Read More about Social practice theory and sustainable mobility: An analysis of the English local transport planning as a system of provision.

Mobility practices of the urban poor in Ahmedabad (India) (2014)
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Urban poverty, a prominent issue in the rapidly urbanising developing world, consists of many interrelated aspects in poor people’s lives. One such aspect is accessibility, which determines the crucial links between housing, labour markets... Read More about Mobility practices of the urban poor in Ahmedabad (India).

Understanding walking and cycling using a life course perspective (2013)
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Understanding of how walking and cycling change over time has been restricted to looking at time series data that reveals aggregate change, and time-limited longitudinal studies of individual behaviour. This thesis presents a study of the change and... Read More about Understanding walking and cycling using a life course perspective.

Bus Tales: Travel-time use, technologies, and journey experiences on the bus (2012)
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Recently there has been a growing interest in the ways in which people use their time during travel, and what different types of value (economic or personal) such ‘travel-time activity’ provides. The activities of public transport passengers have bee... Read More about Bus Tales: Travel-time use, technologies, and journey experiences on the bus.

Understanding how household car ownership changes over time (2012)
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The PhD study presented in this thesis sets out to address the question: How and why does household car ownership change over time? This question is justified on the basis that the study of car ownership has traditionally been dominated by cross-sect... Read More about Understanding how household car ownership changes over time.

Potential for carfree development in the UK (2009)
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Rising car ownership and use has been associated with: pollution, resource depletion, waste of land, social exclusion and health problems. Carfree development is a relatively recent response to these problems in urban areas. There are several examp... Read More about Potential for carfree development in the UK.

Determination and measurement of factors which influence propensity to cycle to work (2004)
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Changing tracks: The influence of a new light railway on perceptions of urban space and travel decisions (1997)
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Just the ticket? Exploring the contribution of free bus fares policy to quality of later life
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Increasing longevity and the rapidly ageing UK population present policy makers with the considerable challenge of providing suitable mobility options that facilitate the maintenance of an acceptable quality of life in older age. Since April 2008, UK... Read More about Just the ticket? Exploring the contribution of free bus fares policy to quality of later life.

Spreading the word: A social-psychological exploration of word-of-mouth traveller information in the digital age
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The use of ‘formal’ travel information pertaining to costs, routes, journey times, or real-time transport disruptions, and its role in travel behaviour (for example, choice of mode, route or departure time) has been widely studied, but little is know... Read More about Spreading the word: A social-psychological exploration of word-of-mouth traveller information in the digital age.

Understanding the attitudes of older people to road pricing
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Worldwide the human population shows an ageing demographic structure. Older people often face the danger of social exclusion; arguably more often than other age groups. Nonetheless, at least in the western world, older people are more interested in l... Read More about Understanding the attitudes of older people to road pricing.

Bike-rail integration as one sustainable transport solution to reduce car dependence
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The level of bike-rail integration (combining cycling with rail) in the UK presents an unrealised sustainable mobility potential: two per cent of rail passengers access the rail network by bicycle, contrasting with 40 per cent in the Netherlands. Cyc... Read More about Bike-rail integration as one sustainable transport solution to reduce car dependence.

Understanding and addressing dyslexia in travel information provision
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This thesis synthesises two previously disparate fields of study by investigating the attitudes and aspirations of dyslexic people regarding travel information provision.
One of the first in-depth qualitative studies of its kind is presented, with t... Read More about Understanding and addressing dyslexia in travel information provision.

The attitudes of young people towards transport in the context of climate change
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It has been argued that a key component of tackling climate change is to reduce our reliance on the car. In response, it is put forward by this thesis that influencing young
people before they develop a ‘car habit’ would appear crucial and that a mo... Read More about The attitudes of young people towards transport in the context of climate change.

Residential relocation and travel behaviour change
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With greater policy emphasis now given to travel demand management, the need for research into understanding travel behaviour, and identifying opportunities to effect travel behaviour change has grown significantly. A key impediment to behaviour chan... Read More about Residential relocation and travel behaviour change.