Quantitative measures of transport disadvantage are reviewed in this paper from the
perspective of their effectiveness to investigate social exclusion. The effectiveness is …

This article reviews the current state of the research on mobile cultures by situating it within
the sociology of mobility, or mobilities. The review focuses in detail on empirical research on …

Despite significant national and local efforts over the last decade to stimulate uptake of
cycling in the UK, levels of cycling (particularly utility cycling) remain at around 2% of …

The world as we know it needs a new economics. Climate change, financial crisis and out-of-
control globalization-all the major problems facing the world have their root in the dominant …

Transport Revolutions: Moving People and Freight without Oil sets out the challenges to our
growing dependence on transport fuelled by low-priced oil. These challenges include an …

Risk has come to dominate individual and collective consciousness in the twenty-first
century. Although global insecurity has been created by terrorism, pollution, global …

Current knowledge about the relationship between transport disadvantage and activity
space size is limited to urban areas, and as a result, very little is known about this link in a …

Quality of life in cities and towns is of increasing concern to the public, and to policymakers.
A major threat to quality of life is the high volume of motor vehicle traffic, associated with a …

This paper draws on primary research undertaken in the North East of England (NE) to
explore the importance of private transport in allowing women to access employment. It …

Sociologists have long noted that dynamism is an essential part of the urban way of life.
However, walking as a significant social activity and crucial research method (in spite of its …