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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781421103321

Titolo

New perspectives and methods in transport and social exclusion research / / edited by Graham Currie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bingley [England], : Emerald Group Pub., 2011

ISBN

1-283-35478-0

9786613354785

1-78052-201-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (323 p.)

Disciplina

303.4832

Soggetti

Marginality, Social - Research

Social isolation - Research

Transportation - Social aspects - Research

Social Science, Minority Studies

Transport planning & policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Prelims -- Introduction -- Introduction -- Research in context -- Transport disadvantage: a review -- Social exclusion -- Contemporary perspectives on well-being -- Methodology development -- Study approach overview -- Measuring social exclusion -- Measuring well-being -- Exploring transport issues -- Field survey results -- Field Survey Sampling Results -- Field survey results -- New analytical perspectives -- Piecing it together: a structural equation model of transport, social exclusion and well-being -- Taking it apart: disaggregate modelling of transport, social exclusion and well-being -- What leads to social inclusion? an examination of trips, social capital and well-being -- Economic modelling -- International and policy perspectives -- International perspectives -- Transport planning and policy perspectives -- Public policy perspectives: a view from outside government -- Conclusions -- Conclusions -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents findings of a highly successful research project exploring links between social exclusion (SE), transport disadvantage (TD) and psychological well being (WB) and develops new



methodologies in the field. This source provides a consolidated set of the methods and outcomes of the project including the unpublished final results.