AMELIA: A tool to make transport policies more socially inclusive

Authors

Roger L. Mackett
Kamalasudhan Achuthan
Helena Titheridge

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

11-2008

Subject Area

policy - social exclusion

Keywords

transport policy, social exclusion, social inclusion, accessibility

Abstract

Transport policy should take into account the needs of those who are socially excluded. To facilitate this, a software tool, AMELIA, is being developed. After a description of AMELIA and how it is used, the paper continues with a discussion about the analysis of the increase in the number of elderly people who can reach the centre of St Albans in Hertfordshire in Great Britain as the result of the implementation of four policy actions, including the cost implications. The paper is concluded with discussion about the potential role of AMELIA as a tool for policy analysis.

Rights

Permission to publish the abstract given by Elsevier. Copyright remains with Elsevier

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Mackett, R.L., Achuthan, K., & Titheridge, H. (2008). AMELIA: A tool to make transport policies more socially inclusive. Transport Policy, Vol. 15, (6), Pg. 372-378.