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Transport policy and social inclusion

Transport-related Social inclusion' is a specific naming of the complex set of interrelationships within which accessibility plays an important role…

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Who’s behind the wheel? Visioning the future users and urban contexts of connected and autonomous vehicle technologies

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) are promised by their developers to transform mobilities, making travel accessible to all-including those unable…

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Inclusion of medical fitness to drive in medical postgraduate training curricula

Background: Transport mobility and access to driving are important factors in social inclusion and wellbeing. Doctors have an important role…

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Therapeutic or detrimental mobilities? Walking groups for older adults

The health benefits of walking through greenspace have earned widespread academic attention in recent years and have been termed 'therapeutic…

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Communal therapeutic mobility in group walking: A meta-ethnography

Increased attention to links between walking, health and wellbeing have contributed to a growth in the number of walking groups…

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Hatescape? A relational geography of disability hate crime, exclusion and belonging in the city

Disabled people experience significant social discrimination and spatial exclusion in their everyday lives in the city. In recent years, discriminatory…

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Impact of COVID-19 on neighbourhood physical activity in older adults

Physical activity is critical for older adults' health and was particularly important during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. To slow the…

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Physical activity and retirement: original analysis of responses to the English Adult Active Lives Survey

Objectives: Opportunities for older adults to do physical activity may depend on other commitments. We wanted to see if reported…

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The importance of understanding perceptions of accessibility when addressing transport equity: A case study in Greater Nottingham, UK

To deal with issues of equity in transport, increasing attention is being paid to addressing inequalities in accessibility. Existing approaches…

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Pedestrian slips, trips and falls: An evaluation of their causes, impact, scale and cost.

The accompanying investment of ?2 billion in walking and cycling over the next five years will make a huge difference,…

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