A Companion to Transport, Space and Equity

NECTAR Series on Transportation and Communications Networks Research

Edited by Robin Hickman, Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK, Beatriz Mella Lira, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile, the late Moshe Givoni, formerly Transport Research Unit, Department of Geography and the Human Environment, Tel-Aviv University, Israel and Karst Geurs, Centre for Transport Studies, University of Twente, the Netherlands

With social inequity in urban spaces becoming an increasing concern in our modern world, The Elgar Companion to Transport, Space and Equity explores the relationships between transport and social equity. Transport systems and infrastructure investment can lead to inequitable travel behaviours, with certain socio-demographic groups using particular parts of the transport system and accessing particular activities and opportunities.

‘This unique and comprehensive volume provides a much-needed lens into multiple dimensions of transport equity across the life cycle, genders, modes, and indeed, the entire globe. By drawing from a diverse collection of cases, this collection advances our understanding of equitable transport, with relevant implications for theory and practice alike.’
- Karen Chapple, University of California, Berkeley, US

‘This impressive collection by international authorities brings together aspects of equity issues in transport, space and society. Its strength is that it includes not just conceptual issues but puts these firmly in the context of case studies drawn from all over the world and countries at differing stages of development.’
——罗格er Vickerman, University of Kent, UK