Epilogue: Transport policy and social exclusion - some reflections
Epilogue: Transport policy and social exclusion - some reflections
The evolution of the concept of social exclusion is briefly reviewed, with particular reference to recent papers published in Transport Policy. Two main issues have emerged, namely the difficulties in defining the concept and, more importantly, difficulties in operationalising the concept. Hence, over the last decade or so that the concept has been in vogue, it does not seem that transport policy has been effective in reducing social exclusion. It is argued that demonstration sites and/or centres of excellence are needed at a meaningful scale (e.g. city region) that emphasise the social component of the sustainability agenda through a series of practical measures to reduce both scattered and clustered forms of exclusion.
social exclusion, transport policy
140-142
Preston, John
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July 2009
Preston, John
ef81c42e-c896-4768-92d1-052662037f0b
Abstract
The evolution of the concept of social exclusion is briefly reviewed, with particular reference to recent papers published in Transport Policy. Two main issues have emerged, namely the difficulties in defining the concept and, more importantly, difficulties in operationalising the concept. Hence, over the last decade or so that the concept has been in vogue, it does not seem that transport policy has been effective in reducing social exclusion. It is argued that demonstration sites and/or centres of excellence are needed at a meaningful scale (e.g. city region) that emphasise the social component of the sustainability agenda through a series of practical measures to reduce both scattered and clustered forms of exclusion.
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Published date: July 2009
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International Perspectives on Transport and Social Exclusion
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social exclusion, transport policy
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Local EPrints ID: 76062
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/76062
ISSN: 0967-070X
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