Rural car dependence: An emerging barrier to community activity for older people

Transportation Planning and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-85

  Shergold, Ian ^a   Parkhurst, Graham ^a   Musselwhite, Charles ^a  

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

Author keywords

community activity; mobility capital; older people; rural; social capital; well being

Indexed keywords

ENGLAND; OLDER PEOPLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL COMMUNITY; RURAL POPULATION; RURAL TRANSPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; SOCIAL CAPITALS; TRANSPORT MODES; WELL-BEING;

RURAL AREAS; TRANSPORTATION;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ELDERLY POPULATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL TRANSPORT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84858606094     PISSN: 03081060     EISSN: 10290354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03081060.2012.635417     Document Type: Article

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