Transport and equity in Latin America: a critical review of socially oriented accessibility assessments

G Vecchio, I Tiznado-Aitken, R Hurtubia - Transport reviews, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A growing concern for mobility-related social inclusion and equity is evident
from both academic research and planning best practices. Scholarly research promotes …

Measuring just accessibility within planetary boundaries

E Willberg, H Tenkanen, HJ Miller, RHM Pereira… - Transport …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Our societies struggle to provide a good life for all without overconsuming environmental
resources. Consequently, scholarly search for approaches to meet environmental and social …

[HTML][HTML] Air quality during COVID-19 in four megacities: lessons and challenges for public health

P Connerton, J Vicente de Assunção… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The study described in this manuscript analyzed the effects of quarantine and social
distancing policies implemented due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

[HTML][HTML] A composite index for assessing accessibility in urban areas: A case study in Central Athens, Greece

L Mitropoulos, C Karolemeas, S Tsigdinos… - Journal of Transport …, 2023 - Elsevier
Effective transportation planning necessitates the consideration of all road network users
and their needs. Towards this goal, the integration of accessibility in planning and the …

Cumulative (and self-reinforcing) spatial inequalities: Interactions between accessibility and segregation in four Brazilian metropolises

TA Bittencourt, M Giannotti… - … and Planning B: Urban …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The inequalities that mark global society have been deepening worldwide. They materialize
in cities, putting pressure on public transport systems for spatial and temporal supply, at the …

[HTML][HTML] How much is accessibility worth? Utility-based accessibility to evaluate transport policies

LA Guzman, VA Cantillo-Garcia, D Oviedo… - Journal of transport …, 2023 - Elsevier
There is now a long tradition of accessibility research, with an increasingly rich set of
frameworks and methods from a distributional perspective. Despite such a positive outlook …

Smartphone-based services, perceived accessibility, and transport inequity during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-lagged panel study

Q Liu, Z An, Y Liu, W Ying, P Zhao - Transportation Research Part D …, 2021 - Elsevier
Individuals have experienced various degrees of accessibility loss during the COVID-19
pandemic, which may consequently influence transport equity. However, conventional …

Does better accessibility help to reduce social exclusion? Evidence from the city of São Paulo, Brazil

G Luz, MHC Barboza, L Portugal, M Giannotti… - … research part A: policy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Most transport equity and transport-related social exclusion (TRSE) studies assume that
increasing accessibility levels lead to increased activity participation and, therefore, a …

[HTML][HTML] The bias in estimating accessibility inequalities using gravity-based metrics

M Giannotti, DB Tomasiello, TA Bittencourt - Journal of transport geography, 2022 - Elsevier
Accessibility measures have been extensively used to explore the outcomes of the spatial
distribution of transport, jobs, and population groups in cities. Despite its wide use …

A clustering method for measuring accessibility and equity in public transportation service: Case study of Melbourne

SS Mohri, S Mortazavi, N Nassir - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a Modified Cumulative Accessibility (MCA) measure incorporating
actual travel demand information (Origin-Destination trip patterns) to improve the accuracy of …