Accessibility and the Capabilities Approach: a review of the literature and proposal for conceptual advancements

G Vecchio, K Martens - Transport Reviews, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Capability Approach, developed by Sen and Nussbaum, has recently
gained increasing attention in the transport literature. This paper adds to this growing body …

Improving Community Wellbeing through transport policy: a literature review and theoretical framework, based on the Capability Approach

M van Burgsteden, A Grigolon, K Geurs - Transport Reviews, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Transport policies affect the quality of life and social wellbeing of citizens and communities;
incorporating such impacts in policy and decision making, however, remains a challenge …

[HTML][HTML] Accessibility by proximity: Addressing the lack of interactive accessibility instruments for active mobility

E Pajares, B Büttner, U Jehle, A Nichols… - Journal of transport …, 2021 - Elsevier
The rise of concepts such as the 15-minute-city represents the growing importance of
accessibility by active mobility. In order to promote accessibility, accessibility instruments are …

Evaluating the accessibility and availability of public services to reduce inequalities in everyday mobility

TA Bittencourt, M Giannotti - Transportation research part A: policy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mapping job accessibility and sociospatial inequalities is a crucial task to support the design
and evaluation of public policies and services. Although the concept of accessibility …

Qualifying accessibility to education to investigate spatial equity

B Pizzol, M Giannotti, DB Tomasiello - Journal of Transport Geography, 2021 - Elsevier
Most accessibility studies are usually related to the number of potential reachable
opportunities, disregarding attributes related to quality. Schools are usually distributed in the …

How to translate justice theory into urban transport metrics? Synchronic assessment of Latin American cities based on equality, priority and sufficiency

M Humberto - Journal of Transport Geography, 2023 - Elsevier
This article seeks to carry out a study on the measurement of justice in transportation
through the introduction of original metrics of justice that consider different currencies (travel …

Estimativas de acessibilidade a empregos e serviços públicos via transporte ativo, público e privado nas vinte maiores cidades do Brasil no período 2017-2019

RHM Pereira, CKV Braga, D Herszenhut, M Saraiva… - 2022 - econstor.eu
Um dos principais objetivos das políticas de transporte é melhorar o acesso da população a
oportunidades de emprego, serviços públicos e áreas de lazer. Por isso, um número cada …

Children's Active Mobility to School: Evidence from Two Andean Cities

D Orellana, C Hermida, A Quezada, J Andrade… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Active mobility to school (AMS) has been identified as a pivotal element in promoting health
and physical activity during childhood, adolescence, and beyond. However, the importance …

Can outdoor activities and inquiry sessions change the travel behavior of children and their caregivers? Empirical research in public preschools in São Paulo (Brazil)

M Humberto, F Moura, M Giannotti - Journal of Transport Geography, 2021 - Elsevier
This manuscript seeks to evaluate changes in the travel behavior of young children (5–6
y/o.) and their caregivers following the implementation of a 4-month program in public …

Barriers and facilitators to cycling to school for children in the UK: A systematic review.

P Boland, R Nowland, KD Tellis, M Adams… - Active Travel …, 2024 - clok.uclan.ac.uk
The benefits of cycling as a means of active transport are well known and there is recent UK
Government interest in promoting cycling. Few children in the UK cycle to school and little …