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Investigating the Social Dimensions of Transport Disadvantage—I. Towards New Concepts and Methods.

Authors :
Dodson, Jago
Buchanan, Nick
Gleeson, Brendan
Sipe, Neil
Source :
Urban Policy & Research. Dec2006, Vol. 24 Issue 4, p433-453. 21p.
Publication Year :
2006

Abstract

This article is the first of two papers that engage critically and productively with the relationship between the socio-economic transformations of cities, the differentiation of vulnerable groups within urban space and the distribution of transport services. This article undertakes a comprehensive review of the major conceptual and methodological approaches by which scholars and policy researchers have sought to address the connection between social disadvantage and access to transport. The article critically assesses the relative merits of various spatial analytical methodologies in illuminating social–transport links. The study finds that there is a need for greater sophistication in the use of analytical methods in transport research as well as an imperative for greater sensitivity to social differentiation within urban areas and relative to infrastructure and services. The article concludes by developing a method for combining spatial social and transport service data that is then deployed in the empirical case study reported in the second paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
08111146
Volume :
24
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Urban Policy & Research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
24280709
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/08111140601035317