Mobility, social exclusion and well-being: Exploring the links

Stanley, John; Hensher, David A.; Stanley, Janet; Vella-Brodrick, Dianne

doi:10.1016/j.tra.2011.06.007

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“…A diverse literature has examined the potential relationships between transport and social equity, social exclusion, and wider issues such as social capital and well-being, including the barriers to access experienced by different groups (such as Church, Frost, & Sullivan, 2000;Currie et al, 2009;Currie & Stanley, 2008;Delbosc & Currie, 2011;Lucas, 2004Lucas, , 2012Preston & Rajé, 2007;Social Exclusion Unit, 2003;Stanley, Hensher, Stanley, & Vella-Brodrick, 2011). Accessibility analysis and planning have been usefully applied in practice, particularly in Global North contexts, to examine the impacts of transport strategies and projects (Ashiru, Polak, & Noland, 2003;Dong, Ben-Akiva, Bowman, & Walker, 2006;Geurs, Boon, & Van Wee, 2009;Geurs, Zondag, De Jong, & De Bok, 2010;Hansen, 1959).…”

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Understanding Capabilities, Functionings and Travel in High and Low Income Neighbourhoods in Manila

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Transport plays an important role in helping people to access activities and participate in life. The availability of transport networks, the modes available, new infrastructure proposals, and the type of urban development can all impact on and change activity participation, and hence contribute to social equity in the city. This article uses surveys in low and high income neighbourhoods in Manila, the Philippines, to assess the social equity implications of differential access to transport. The analysis demonstrates how the theoretical framework of the Capability Approach (Nussbaum, 2003;Sen, 1985Sen, , 1999Sen, , 2009) can be used to assess what individuals might be able to access (capabilities) versus their actual travel (functionings). The spatial patterns of travel and access to activities are assessed, demonstrating significant differences by gender, age, income and neighbourhood, in terms of travel mode and cost of travel; health, physical and mental integrity; senses, imagination and thoughts; reasoning and planning; social interaction; natural environment; sustainable modes; and information. This approach to assessing the transport dimensions of social equity offers much potential, based not only on access to resources or consumption of mobility, but also in the opportunities that people have in relation to their activity participation. The case study context is also informative, with Manila providing an example of an Asian city with high levels of private car usage, high levels of congestion, and large spatial and income differentials in travel and associated social equity.

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Understanding Capabilities, Functionings and Travel in High and Low Income Neighbourhoods in Manila

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“…Although mobility in itself has been deemed "a critical key to individual freedom, independence, access to work, education, health, and leisure" (Miciukiewicz and Vigar, 2012), as well as important for social inclusion (Stanley et al, 2011) and well-being (Spinney et al, 2009), we cannot over-emphasize the importance of also considering social inequalities in the characteristics of places or activity settings and in the types of resources accessible when (im)mobile. Attributes which define an individual's social role (e.g.…”

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“…In one study, a high degree of mobility (measured as the number of trips/activities conducted in a given time frame) was associated with a reduced risk of social exclusion (measured as access to health care and food shops) (Stanley et al, 2011). However, it should be noted that high mobility does not necessarily equate to social inclusion and better health.…”

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Considering daily mobility for a more comprehensive understanding of contextual effects on social inequalities in health: A conceptual proposal

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“…Australian research then demonstrated how mobility improvements can reduce risks of social exclusion and enhance wellbeing for those at risk of social exclusion and that a high unit value can be imputed to such mobility improvements, this value increasing as household income of the beneficiary reduces (Stanley, Hensher, Stanley, & Vella-Brodrick, 2011).…”

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The Importance of Transport for Social Inclusion

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2017

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Links between mobility, social exclusion and well being, and matters related thereto, have been an important focus of research, planning and policy thinking in the land use transport field for about the past two decades, in places such as the UK, Australia, South Africa, North America and parts of South America. This introductory paper to the journal volume on Regional and Urban Mobility: Contribution to Social Inclusion summarizes some of the key literature in the field during that period, illustrating how research sometimes takes a place-based approach and at other times focuses on groups of people likely to be at risk of mobility-related social exclusion. The ten articles in this journal volume explore aspects of these relationships, mainly through the lens of at risk groups, across a number of social-spatial settings. Articles draw on case studies from the Philippines, UK/Germany, UK/Colombia, Lisbon, Gilgat-Baltistan, Turkey and Japan, providing a broad set of contexts. The different language and frameworks used by researchers from different professional backgrounds, as illustrated in this volume, highlights some of the barriers that need to be confronted in progressing policy to improve the lot of people experiencing mobility-related social exclusion.

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Mobility, social exclusion and well-being: Exploring the links

Cited by 141 publications

References 17 publications

Understanding Capabilities, Functionings and Travel in High and Low Income Neighbourhoods in Manila

Understanding Capabilities, Functionings and Travel in High and Low Income Neighbourhoods in Manila

Considering daily mobility for a more comprehensive understanding of contextual effects on social inequalities in health: A conceptual proposal

The Importance of Transport for Social Inclusion

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