All Outputs (11)

Conceptualizing age-friendly communities (2011)
Journal Article

On the political and policy front, interest has increased in making communities more "age-friendly", an ongoing trend since the World Health Organization launched its global Age-Friendly Cities project. We conceptualize age-friendly communities by bu... Read More about Conceptualizing age-friendly communities.

Improving road transport-related air quality in England through joint working between Environmental Health Officers and Transport Planners (2011)
Journal Article

In this paper the necessity for effective joint working arrangements between Environmental Health Officers and Transport Planners is demonstrated as a fundamental prerequisite for successful management of traffic-related air quality in English local... Read More about Improving road transport-related air quality in England through joint working between Environmental Health Officers and Transport Planners.

Practices and motivations of travellers making rail-cycle trips (2011)
Journal Article

Currently only 2% of British rail passengers choose to cycle to the station, in contrast to 40% in the Netherlands, but the combination of cycling with rail use presents a potentially attractive alternative to car use with carbon reduction and health... Read More about Practices and motivations of travellers making rail-cycle trips.

Older people’s attitudes to road charging: are they distinctive and what are the implications for policy? (2011)
Journal Article

In an ageing society older people have a growing influence on politics in general, and potentially on the acceptability of road charging in particular. They face specific types of risk of transport-related social exclusion which may influence their v... Read More about Older people’s attitudes to road charging: are they distinctive and what are the implications for policy?.

Older people's attitudes to road charging: Are they distinctive and what are the implications for policy? (2011)
Journal Article

In an ageing society older people have a growing influence on politics in general, and potentially on the acceptability of road charging in particular. They face specific types of risk of transport-related social exclusion which may influence their v... Read More about Older people's attitudes to road charging: Are they distinctive and what are the implications for policy?.

The grey escape: How and why are older people really using their free bus pass? (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Since 2008 those aged sixty and above have benefitted from unlimited area-wide free travel by bus after 09:30. The official policy rhetoric supporting implementation of the measure drew significantly upon the need to reduce social exclusion amongst o... Read More about The grey escape: How and why are older people really using their free bus pass?.

Who encourages us to cycle? A novel approach to researching social influence in UK cycling (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This PhD research is an exciting opportunity to explore an under-researched area of transport and health studies; how gender and social influence relate to cycling behaviour. As well as being cross-disciplinary, it is also novel in the usage of a met... Read More about Who encourages us to cycle? A novel approach to researching social influence in UK cycling.

Rural car dependence: An emerging barrier to community activity for older people? (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Community activity is identified as a key contributor to quality of life for many older people, and mobility is central to its facilitation. Following the premise that community activity enables the accumulation of social capital within a community,... Read More about Rural car dependence: An emerging barrier to community activity for older people?.

The paradox of intensification (2011)
Journal Article

Urban intensification as part of a smart growth strategy can facilitate low-energy transport modes and reduce overall car use, with benefits to the global environment, but evidence suggests the effect will be less than proportional. Hence, in locatio... Read More about The paradox of intensification.

Driven to excess: Impacts of motor vehicles on the quality of life of residents of three streets in Bristol UK (2011)
Journal Article

Quality of life in cities and towns is of increasing concern to the public, and to policymakers. A major threat to quality of life is the high volume of motor vehicle traffic, associated with a wide range of mental and physical health detriments aris... Read More about Driven to excess: Impacts of motor vehicles on the quality of life of residents of three streets in Bristol UK.

Carfree, low-car - what's the difference (2011)
Journal Article