Essays about: "equitable mobility"

Found 4 essays containing the words equitable mobility.

  1. 1. Access to Green Spaces and Equitable Economic Growth - The impact of Copenhagen’s green infrastructure on socio-economic mobility

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Mads Stub Pullich; [2022]
    Keywords : Science General;

    Abstract : The aim of Copenhagen municipality to attract socio-economically strong residents with its green infrastructure strategy inspired the analysis which aimed to assess whether improving access green areas in the city has had any impact on socio-economic mobility of its residents. Additionally, the concerns of potential displacement of socio-economically weaker residents warranted consideration of how income inequality affects the impact of access to green spaces. READ MORE

  3. 2. Pursuing Women-Empowerment in the Public Transport System : A case study in Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Leila Emami; [2020]
    Keywords : Gender-empowerment; women mobility; daily travel; public transport; subjective well-being; Sweden;

    Abstract : This case study applies women's empowerment and feminist theories to discuss the transport system's possible link with women empowerment and understand how a gender-responsive transport system based on women's complex needs would empower them and improve their status of health and well-being. The research area is two small urban in Sweden with less than 1500 populations. READ MORE

  4. 3. Cultural paradigm shifts in socio-technical transitions towards sustainable cities: A case study of the transportation system of São Paulo

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

    Author : Alejandra Ruales Falconi; [2015]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Transportation is a key component of the urban realm due to its high fossil fuel consumption, GHG emissions and pollution generation (among other negative externalities) that have been aggravated by an individual motor vehicle-driven society. In order to achieve a balanced urban growth for the future, the transportation paradigm requires a complete shift that will depend upon a change on people’s behaviors and perceptions about mobility. READ MORE

  5. 4. On track for equitable mobility in the suburbs : the case for a transition back to rail service on the former West Chester Rail Branch Corridor in the Greater Philadelphia area

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Kristin Tovaas; [2013]
    Keywords : public transportation; sustainability science; equitable mobility; transition theory; critical urban theory; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In many urban spaces in the United States, the personal vehicle continues to shape the landscape in unsustainable ways that prioritize the economically and socially dominant groups in society and cater to urban sprawl. Equitable access to density-promoting public transportation is often marginalized, creating transportation challenges for economically and socially disadvantaged groups. READ MORE