Sustainable Flexible Transport Services: A Solution against Social Exclusion

This paper describes how studies have demonstrated that inadequate transport services may create barriers and limit individual and group participation in the normal range of activities. Availability of sustainable transport services can potentially play a very important role in influencing many factors that are enveloped by the concept of social exclusion; in most circumstances inclusion means participation in processes and activities and participation strongly depends on the physical access to facilities. The right to mobility must be guarantee to mobility-impaired people (children, the elderly and the disabled) even in low demand areas and in the presence of a fragmented public transport service. The Public Transport Authorities (PTAs) can and have to influence and encourage the diffusion of IT based flexible transport systems, being able to link and optimize demand and the offer of transport.

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  Ashurst Lodge
  Ashurst, Southampton  United Kingdom  SO40 7AA
• Authors:
  • Ramazzotti, D
  • Lois, Athanasios
• Conference:
  • Fourth International Conference on Sustainable Development and Planning
  • Location: Cyprus
  • Date: 2009-5-13 to 2009-5-15
• Publication Date: 2009

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; References;
• Pagination: pp 187-198, Vol. 1
• Monograph Title: Sustainable Development and Planning IV

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Aged; Barrier free design; Mobility; Persons with disabilities; Public transit; Sustainable transportation; Transportation planning; Travel demand
• Uncontrolled Terms: Flexible transit system; Social exclusion
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01138338
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9781845641818
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 12 2009 12:47PM