Overview
- Addresses an emerging issue of our society: how to support the mobility needs of the ageing population
- Offers a novel intersection between cultural and health geographies and gerontology
- Provides contributions to the development of policies and practice for enhancing mobility of older adults
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With case studies from across the globe, authors take a geographical lens to the important topic of transport and mobility in later life. Chapters examine how the relationships between mobility, modes of transport, place and technologies affect an aging population.
This collection will be of interest to scholars and students in human geography, in particular those with interests in transport geography, mobilities, geographies of health and wellbeing, urban geographies and geographical gerontology. It will also appeal to practitioners and policy makers in urban design and planning, transport planning and engineering and public health who have interests in age-friendly cities and policy.
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Reviews
“Recent years have rightly seen a growth in scholarship around what “ageing well” can mean in 21st Century societies. There is high recognition across the disciplines engaged with ageing research of the importance of connectedness and mobility, whether by traditional means, augmented by access to “virtual mobility” information-technology solutions, or assisted with new transport system technologies. Giventhe significance of mobility and transport to active, successful ageing, Geographies of Transport and Ageing represents an important, arguably overdue, contribution, balancing insightful analysis of challenges faced today, such as how far policy should sustain older citizens’ driving, or encourage them to cycle, with informed discussion about potentials for tomorrow. As would be expected from a geographical perspective, the volume also considers the particular contexts of rural and urban areas, and the global north and south.” (Professor Graham Parkhurst, Centre for Transport and Society, University of the West of England, UK)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Charles Musselwhite is Associate Professor in Gerontology, Centre for Innovative Ageing (CIA), Swansea University, UK and heads-up the group’s Environments and Ageing research strand. His research examines mobility and ageing, specifically studying travel behavior, road user safety and relationships with health and wellbeing. Prior to joining Swansea, he worked at the Centre for Transport Studies, University West of England.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Geographies of Transport and Ageing
Editors: Angela Curl, Charles Musselwhite
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76360-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-76359-0Published: 11 May 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09473-7Published: 04 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-76360-6Published: 30 April 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 254
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations
Topics: Human Geography, Aging, Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Development and Social Change, Regional and Cultural Studies