A multi-dimensional view of transport-related social exclusion: A comparative study of Greater Perth and Sydney

Xia, Jianhong; Nesbitt, Joshua; Daley, Rebekah; Najnin, Arfanara; Litman, Todd; Tiwari, Surya Prasad

doi:10.1016/j.tra.2016.09.009

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“…• Analysis of spatial inequalities: The use of RMEs, as the methodological basis for assessing social effects, incorporates spatial issues in the core of the debate on transportation and social equity from the very beginning (Van Wee and Geurs, 2011), in contrast to other studies where the social aspects are dominant (Farber et al, 2014;Ricciardi et al, 2015;Xia et al, 2016). That is a crucial issue, location of geographical areas where inclusive policies (e.g.…”

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Social and spatial equity effects of non-motorised accessibility to retail

Arranz-López

Soria-Lara

Pueyo-Campos

2019

Cities

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The evaluation of social and spatial effects of how accessibility is distributed between individuals is key to studying equity issues in transportation. However, the establishment of minimum accessibility requirements and the identification of accessibility thresholds for population groups remain as key methodological barriers. This paper contributes to addressing these shortcomings by using Retail Mobility Environments as an analytical and geographical concept to identify advantageous and disadvantageous non-motorised accessibility to retail for different population groups. The city of Zaragoza, Spain provides the spatial laboratory for experimentation, and the study focuses on four target groups: the young employed, the young unemployed, seniors, and adults. The results reveal social and spatial inequalities in the distribution of non-motorised accessibility in Zaragoza, with marked negative effects on the young unemployed and adults. On the other hand, seniors and the young employed are the groups that benefit from the current setup. It is finally discussed on the capacity of the proposed methodology for exploring both social and spatial inequalities, for establishing minimum accessibility requirements, and for identifying accessibility thresholds according to different population groups. Furthermore, the convenience of linking equity issues to non-motorised accessibility is also highlighted.

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Social and spatial equity effects of non-motorised accessibility to retail

Arranz-López

Soria-Lara

Pueyo-Campos

2019

Cities

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“…Regarding the impact of an intervention on social equity, the Lorenz Curve [44] and the corresponding Gini index [45] are the common measures of equity adopted in various and specific research. Both measures are emphasized in economics, and many other subject areas, such as the transportation planning e.g., [46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57]. They are a measure of the inequality (statistical dispersion) in the distribution of an attribute (e.g., income, wealth, transport accessibility).…”

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Decision-Making in the Transport Sector: A Sustainable Evaluation Method for Road Infrastructure

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The transport sector is often the center of political and scientific debate on sustainability due to negative externalities produced by the daily movement of goods and people which impact both on the environment and on quality of life. Great interest has therefore focused on impact estimation of transport infrastructures/services with respect to social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Among the consolidated assessment methods, the cost–benefit analysis (CBA) is one of the quantitative tools representing the final stage (decision) in decision-making processes, which compares design alternatives and verifies the sustainability of a transport project. Recently the Italian Government proposed the national “Guidelines for Assessment of Investment Projects” based on CBA. The aim of this research is twofold: a) from a research point of view, to propose a sustainable evaluating method for impact assessment of the new transportation infrastructure aimed in performing both rational and shared decisions with the territories; b) for a practical point of view, to propose a first application of the CBA Italian guideline useful for the professional practice in the field of public investment evaluation. A quantitative impacts assessment of social, economic and environmental sustainability was performed for a revamping project of a new “greenway” in the south of Italy. Furthermore, also the social equity impacts produced by the new road infrastructure was also quantified, estimating the GINI indexes variation as a measure of effectiveness.

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“…The research on transportation equity is mostly concentrated on land use, population distribution, economic level, and public service, but its concept is still vague, with no clear standard for its definition [52][53][54]. Transportation equity can be generalized to both horizontal and vertical aspects [55].…”

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Study of the Impact of a High-Speed Railway Opening on China’s Accessibility Pattern and Spatial Equality

Yang

Guo

et al. 2018

Sustainability

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China's high-speed rail was inaugurated in 2008; it has greatly improved accessibility, and reduced the time required to travel between cities, but at the same time, has caused an unfair distribution of accessibility levels. Therefore, this paper analyzes urban traffic roads and socio-economic statistics, using network analysis methods, accessibility coefficients of variation, and social demand indexes to explore the spatial and temporal characteristics of transport accessibility and spatial equity in China. By 2015, the national transport accessibility level will form a new pattern of "corridors" and "islands", centered on high-speed rail lines and sites. Additionally, the opening of high-speed railways has improved, to a certain extent, the inter-regional accessibility balance, and increased accessibility from high-speed railway sites to non-site cities. Spatial equality was also analyzed using the accessibility coefficient and social demand index. In conclusion, studying accessibility and spatial equity plays an important role in the rational planning of urban land resources and transportation.

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A multi-dimensional view of transport-related social exclusion: A comparative study of Greater Perth and Sydney

Cited by 28 publications

References 47 publications

Social and spatial equity effects of non-motorised accessibility to retail

Social and spatial equity effects of non-motorised accessibility to retail

Decision-Making in the Transport Sector: A Sustainable Evaluation Method for Road Infrastructure

Study of the Impact of a High-Speed Railway Opening on China’s Accessibility Pattern and Spatial Equality

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