| Description |
1 online resource (323 pages) |
| Contents |
COVER PAGE; NEW PERSPECTIVES AND METHODS IN TRANSPORT AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION RESEARCH; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; LIST OF AUTHORS; Editor; Contributing Authors; Section 1 INTRODUCTION; 1.1 Introduction; Introduction; Book Aims; Foundation Research and Aims; Book Structure; References; Section 2 RESEARCH IN CONTEXT; 2.1 Transport Disadvantage: A Review; Introduction; Perspectives on Transport Disadvantage; Perspectives on Forced Car Ownership; Coping with Transport Disadvantage; Conclusions; References; 2.2 Social Exclusion; Introduction; Poverty and Disadvantage; Social Exclusion |
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The Concept of Social ExclusionThe Approach to Social Exclusion Taken in this Research; Social Exclusion and Transport Research; Conclusions; References; 2.3 Contemporary Perspectives on Well-Being; Introduction; Defining Well-Being; Advantages of Fostering Well-Being; Determinants of Happiness; Strategies for Enhancing Well-Being; The Relationship between Transport Mobility, Need Satisfaction and Well-Being; Summary and Conclusion; References; Section 3 METHODOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; 3.1 Study Approach Overview; Introduction; Overview of Data Collection; References; 3.2 Measuring Social Exclusion |
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IntroductionPrinciples Adopted in Formation of This Measurement Tool; Measurement of Social Exclusion Used in This Study; Measurement of Social Capital; Community Strength; Samples; References; 3.3 Measuring Well-Being; Introduction; Correlates of Well-Being; Previous Transport, Mobility and Well-Being Research; Selection of Well-Being Measures for Transport Mobility Research; Conclusions; References; 3.4 Exploring Transport Issues; Introduction; Measuring Transport Disadvantage; Measuring Home Location Choice; The Impacts of Fuel Price Increases; Other Areas Explored; References |
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Section 4 FIELD SURVEY RESULTS4.1 Field Survey Sampling Results; Introduction; Sampling Outcomes -- Vista Follow-On Survey; Vista Follow-On Survey Sample Review; Sampling Outcomes: Special Survey; Conclusions Sampling Outcomes; References; 4.2 Field Survey Results; Introduction; Simple Survey Analysis; Preliminary Survey Analysis -- Trip Rates; Preliminary Analysis; Conclusions; Reference; Section 5 NEW ANALYTICAL PERSPECTIVES; 5.1 Piecing It Together: A Structural Equation Model of Transport, Social Exclusion and Well-Being; Introduction; Transport and Social Exclusion |
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Well-Being, the Missing LinkMethods; Results; Conclusions and Discussion; References; 5.2 Taking it Apart: Disaggregate Modelling of Transport, Social Exclusion and Well-Being; Introduction; Factoring Transport Disadvantage; The Geographic Context of Transport Disadvantage; Discussion; References; 5.3 What Leads to Social Inclusionquest An Examination of Trips, Social Capital and Well---being; Introduction; Description of the Sample; Model Outlining Predicted Relationships across Study Variables; Measuring Social Capital |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Relationships between the Concepts with Different Ways of Combining the Social Capital Indicators |
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Print version record |
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Urban transportation -- Research
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Segregation in transportation -- Research
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Urban transportation -- Research
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781780522012 |
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1780522010 |
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