Older people, mobility and transport in low-and middle-income countries: A review of the research

M Gorman, S Jones, J Turner - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Older populations are rising globally, which in high-income countries has helped to
generate a growing literature on the impact of ageing on travel requirements and transport …

Active travel for active ageing in China: The role of built environment

L Cheng, X Chen, S Yang, Z Cao, J De Vos… - Journal of transport …, 2019 - Elsevier
China has been witnessing prominent demographic ageing because of its sustained low
fertility (one-child policy) and mortality rates. In 2017, nearly one in four elderly adults in the …

A scoping review of the factor associated with older adults' mobility barriers

NH Che Had, K Alavi, N Md Akhir… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The phenomenon of ageing may contribute to the rise of the dependent population. Due to
the obstacles and difficulties they confront, the elderly's mobility decreases significantly. The …

Global and local associations between urban greenery and travel propensity of older adults in Hong Kong

L Yang, J Liu, Y Lu, Y Ao, Y Guo, W Huang… - Sustainable cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
A significant increase in the older population has been observed in numerous cities.
Understanding the correlates of older adults' mobility is, therefore, of critical importance to …

Accessibility to health care facilities in Montreal Island: an application of relative accessibility indicators from the perspective of senior and non-senior residents

A Paez, RG Mercado, S Farber, C Morency… - International journal of …, 2010 - Springer
Background Geographical access to health care facilities is known to influence health
services usage. As societies age, accessibility to health care becomes an increasingly acute …

A system dynamics approach to scenario analysis for urban passenger transport energy consumption and CO2 emissions: A case study of Beijing

X Liu, S Ma, J Tian, N Jia, G Li - Energy policy, 2015 - Elsevier
With the accelerating process of urbanization, developing countries are facing growing
pressure to pursue energy savings and emission reductions, especially in urban passenger …

Travel behaviors, sustainable mobility, and transit-oriented developments: a travel counts analysis of older adults in the Denver, Colorado metropolitan area

EE Boschmann, SA Brady - Journal of Transport Geography, 2013 - Elsevier
As older adults become a larger portion of the US population, new research examines the
changing travel behaviors and needs of older adults in cities, especially in light of aging in …

Electrification transition and carbon emission reduction of urban passenger transportation systems—A case study of Shenzhen, China

X Hou, T Lv, J Xu, X Deng, F Liu, JSL Lam - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban passenger transportation sector is one of the major contributors to carbon emissions
due to motorization and urbanization. Electrification transition is crucial to achieving carbon …

Using a system of equations to assess the determinants of the walking behavior of older adults

L Yang, X Tang, H Yang, F Meng, J Liu - Transactions in GIS, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
As the most prevalent physical activity and transportation mode for older people, walking is
considered to have multiple health and well‐being benefits. Previous studies used separate …

Neighbourhood vitality and physical activity among the elderly: The role of walkable environments on active ageing in Barcelona, Spain

O Marquet, C Miralles-Guasch - Social Science & Medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
This study investigated whether neighbourhood vitality and walkability were associated with
active ageing of the elderly. Immobility, activity engagement and physical activity were …