Transport-related social exclusion amongst older people in rural Southwest England and Wales

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 412-421

  Shergold, Ian ^a   Parkhurst, Graham ^a  

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

Author keywords

Mobility; Older people; Social exclusion; Transport

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; AGING POPULATION; ELDERLY POPULATION; MOBILITY; RURAL POPULATION; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SOCIAL INCLUSION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84879467036     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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