Engagement in civic, social, and community life plays an important role in health, well-being, and quality of life, and requires individuals to be mobile in their environment. In this article …
SC Webber, MM Porter, VH Menec - The gerontologist, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Mobility is fundamental to active aging and is intimately linked to health status and quality of life. Although there is widespread acceptance regarding the importance of mobility in older …
L Böcker, P van Amen, M Helbich - Transportation, 2017 - Springer
Demographic ageing is a key societal challenge in Europe as well as in many other western and non-western societies. A crucial dimension concerns elderly daily mobility patterns …
T Schwanen, A Páez - Journal of Transport Geography, 2010 - ora.ox.ac.uk
Background Studies of how older people move through space as part of their daily round of such activities as shopping, socialising, leisure and unpaid work go back a long time (eg …
S Nordbakke - Journal of Transport Geography, 2013 - Elsevier
To gain a deeper understanding of the opportunities for mobility in old age, this study examines the everyday travel needs, travel practices and activity participation of older …
S Rosenbloom - Generations, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
Meeting Transportation Needs in an Aging-Friendly Community. The author addresses transportation as one of the biggest challenges older people face. She presents the …
The self-driving public bus (SDPB) holds the potential to replace human-operated driving with more eco-friendly means and is therefore a valuable mobility solution for our future. The …
More than 8000 pedestrians were killed due to road crashes in Australia over the last 30 years. Pedestrians are assumed to be the most vulnerable users of roads. This susceptibility …
In the context of driving, the reported experiment examines compensatory processes for age- related declines in cognitive ability. Younger (26–40 years) and older (60+ years) …