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Transport policy and social inclusion

Ricci, Miriam; Parkhurst, Graham; Jain, Juliet

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© 2016 by the authors; licensee Cogitatio (Lisbon, Portugal). ‘Transport-related Social inclusion’ is a specific naming of the complex set of interrelationships within which accessibility plays an important role in whether a citizen achieves the level of participation in socioeconomic life that he or she seeks. It has its origins in the United Kingdom of the early 2000s, but the diversity of theoretical perspectives, research methods and practical focus shown by the contributions to the present issue on this theme bears witness to the evolution and translation this concept and term has undergone over more than a decade. Nine papers are presented, concerning applications of the concept in three continents, and including some of the poorest and richest per capita income countries on the globe. As well as developing and applying the multi-faceted theories of the processes of exclusion and techniques for the quantitative identification of inclusion, they consider important topics such as the treatment of the less abled and more frail members of society when on the move and the potential for new technological design methods and practical solutions either to enhance inclusion or deepen inequality in our societies. Collectively their conclusions reinforce the message that social exclusion remains multi-dimensional, relational and dynamic, located both in the circumstances of the excluded individual as well as in the processes, institutions and structures that permeate wider society.

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Ricci, M., Parkhurst, G., & Jain, J. (2016). Transport policy and social inclusion. Social Inclusion, 4(3), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v4i3.668

Journal Article Type Editorial
Acceptance Date Jun 7, 2016
Publication Date Jan 1, 2016
Deposit Date Jun 13, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Social Inclusion
Electronic ISSN 2183-2803
Publisher Cogitatio Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 4
Issue 3
Pages 1-6
DOI https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v4i3.668
Keywords accessibility, cycling, disabled, gender, mobility, public transport, shared mobility, social exclusion, social inclusion, transport policy
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/911394
Publisher URL http://www.cogitatiopress.com/ojs/index.php/socialinclusion/article/view/668

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