Operationalising 'sustainable mobility': the case of transport policy for older citizens in rural areas

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 336-339

  Shergold, Ian ^a   Parkhurst, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Car dependence; Older citizens; Rural mobility; Social exclusion; Sustainable mobility

Indexed keywords

CAR USE; ELDERLY POPULATION; MOBILITY; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

EID: 74449085183     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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