Geographies of Transport and Ageing
von: Angela Curl, Charles Musselwhite
Palgrave Macmillan, 2018
ISBN: 9783319763606
Sprache: Englisch
264 Seiten, Download: 3224 KB
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| Preface | 6 | ||
| Contents | 8 | ||
| Editors and Contributors | 10 | ||
| List of Figures | 17 | ||
| Part I Context | 19 | ||
| 1 Geographical Perspectives on Transport and Ageing | 20 | ||
| Introduction | 20 | ||
| Older People and (Hyper) Mobility | 21 | ||
| Mobility, Affect and Aesthetics | 26 | ||
| Conceptualising Mobility and Well-being in Later Life | 27 | ||
| Technology, Ageing and Mobility | 31 | ||
| Geographical Perspectives | 34 | ||
| Conclusion | 36 | ||
| References | 37 | ||
| 2 Driving Segregation: Age, Gender and Emerging Inequalities | 42 | ||
| Introduction | 42 | ||
| Investigating Long-Term Trends | 45 | ||
| Licence Holding, Car Access and Education | 46 | ||
| Data Visualisation | 47 | ||
| Limitations of the Research | 48 | ||
| Results | 48 | ||
| Exploring the Levelplots: Licence Holding and Car Access | 49 | ||
| Licence Holding: Gender and Generation | 49 | ||
| Licence Holding: Considering Education | 52 | ||
| Car Access: Gender and Generation | 53 | ||
| Car Access: Considering Education | 55 | ||
| Discussion | 57 | ||
| Conclusion | 61 | ||
| References | 63 | ||
| 3 Mobility and Ageing: A Review of Interactions Between Transport and Technology from the Perspective of Older People | 68 | ||
| Introduction | 68 | ||
| The Importance of Out-of-Home Mobility for Healthy Ageing | 71 | ||
| Mobility, ICT and Healthy Old Age | 73 | ||
| Technology Take-up Amongst Older People | 75 | ||
| Older People and Technologies for Mobility | 77 | ||
| ICT, Transport and Future Developments in Mobility | 79 | ||
| Age-Friendly Design and Transport Policy | 81 | ||
| Conclusions | 81 | ||
| Policy and Research Recommendations | 83 | ||
| References | 83 | ||
| Part II Rural | 89 | ||
| 4 Mobility, Transport and Older People’s Well-Being in Sub-Saharan Africa: Review and Prospect | 90 | ||
| Introduction | 90 | ||
| Literature Review: Older People’s Mobility and Transport in Africa | 92 | ||
| Health and Disability Impacts on Mobility | 92 | ||
| Transport Availability, Affordability and Ease of Use | 94 | ||
| Fear of Harassment and Crime | 96 | ||
| Relationality, Including the Impact of Caring Responsibilities | 98 | ||
| Building a Mixed-Methods Research Study Around Transport and Mobilities with Older People in Rural Tanzania | 99 | ||
| Identifying Hypotheses Around Rural Older People’s Mobility for Field Testing | 100 | ||
| Health and Disability Impacts on Mobility in Rural Areas | 101 | ||
| Transport Availability, Affordability and Ease of Use in Rural Contexts | 101 | ||
| Fear of Harassment and Crime in Rural Contexts | 102 | ||
| Relationality, Including the Impact of Caring Responsibilities, in Rural Contexts | 102 | ||
| Exploring the Potential to Improve Rural Older People’s Well-Being Through Improved Connectivities | 103 | ||
| The Kibaha Research Project | 104 | ||
| Key Research Gaps in Mobilities/Transport-Focused Work with Older People in Africa | 108 | ||
| Concluding Reflections | 111 | ||
| References | 112 | ||
| 5 A Window to the Outside World. Digital Technology to Stimulate Imaginative Mobility for Housebound Older Adults in Rural Areas | 116 | ||
| Introduction | 116 | ||
| Research Context | 118 | ||
| Study Design and Methods | 122 | ||
| Informing the Technology Design | 123 | ||
| Evaluating the Technology | 128 | ||
| Discussion | 130 | ||
| Sense of Personal Identity | 133 | ||
| Pleasure | 134 | ||
| Therapeutic Benefits | 135 | ||
| Independence | 136 | ||
| Conclusion | 137 | ||
| References | 140 | ||
| Part III Urban | 146 | ||
| 6 Cycling for Transport Among Older Adults: Health Benefits, Prevalence, Determinants, Injuries and the Potential of E-bikes | 147 | ||
| Introduction | 147 | ||
| Health Benefits of Cycling for Transport | 148 | ||
| Prevalence of Cycling for Transport | 150 | ||
| Determinants of Cycling for Transport Among Older Adults | 151 | ||
| Individual Determinants | 151 | ||
| Environmental Determinants | 153 | ||
| Bicycle Crashes Among Older Adults | 156 | ||
| Single-Bicycle Crashes | 157 | ||
| E-bikes: Potential Contributors to Older Adults’ Mobility? | 158 | ||
| Safety Aspects of E-bikes | 159 | ||
| Conclusions | 160 | ||
| References | 161 | ||
| 7 Out-of-Home Mobility of Senior Citizens in Kochi, India | 166 | ||
| Background | 166 | ||
| Literature Review | 169 | ||
| Approach and Methods | 171 | ||
| Results | 174 | ||
| Seniors Person’s Capability and Capacity | 174 | ||
| Household Living Arrangements | 175 | ||
| Mobility Image | 178 | ||
| Mobility Options | 179 | ||
| Conclusion | 180 | ||
| References | 181 | ||
| 8 Walking with Older Adults as a Geographical Method | 184 | ||
| Introduction | 184 | ||
| Background and Literature | 185 | ||
| Walking with Older Adults: Case Studies | 190 | ||
| Discussion and Reflection | 195 | ||
| Limitations of Walking Interviews | 197 | ||
| Practical Advice | 199 | ||
| Participant and Route Selections | 199 | ||
| Methodological Considerations | 201 | ||
| Equipment and Recording the Interview | 202 | ||
| Conclusions | 203 | ||
| References | 205 | ||
| Part IV Futures | 209 | ||
| 9 Exploring How Older People Might Experience Future Transport Systems | 210 | ||
| Future Transport Systems | 210 | ||
| Methods | 214 | ||
| Stories | 217 | ||
| Travellers’ Paradise | 217 | ||
| Global Locals | 219 | ||
| Digital Decadence | 221 | ||
| Cooperative and Close | 223 | ||
| Discussion | 224 | ||
| References | 231 | ||
| 10 Future Ageing Populations and Policy | 237 | ||
| Introduction | 237 | ||
| Older People, Mobility, and Transport | 238 | ||
| The Diversity of Ageing | 240 | ||
| Rurality | 240 | ||
| Deprived Communities | 241 | ||
| Ethnicity and Ethnic Minority Groups | 241 | ||
| Urbanisation | 243 | ||
| Smart Cities | 243 | ||
| Future of Transport for Older Adults: What Will Future UK Policy Need to Address Given the Diversity of Older People and Cities? | 247 | ||
| Conclusion | 251 | ||
| References | 252 | ||
| Index | 261 |