As a concept, social exclusion has considerable potential to explain and respond to
disadvantage in later life. However, in the context of ageing populations, the construct …

China's internal rural-urban migrants experience social exclusion that may have significant
mental health implications. This has historically been exacerbated by the hukou system …

The late 1990s and early 2000s witnessed a growing interest amongst UK academics and
policy makers in the issue of transport disadvantage and, more innovatively, how this might …

Youth Studies: an introduction is a clear, jargon-free and accessible textbook which will be
invaluable in helping to explain concepts, theories and trends within youth studies. The …

Objectives: Loneliness is an important influence on quality of life in old age and has been
conceptualised as consisting of two dimensions, social and emotional. This article describes …

Floridea Di Ciommo a and Yoram Shiftan b aCENIT, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya,
Barcelona, Spain; bTechnion-Israel Institue of Technology, Haifa, Israel This special issue …

One of the concerns that has aroused much scholarly attention in transport geography lately
is the extent to which public transport provision enables the less privileged population …

Increased awareness, interest and use of assistive technology (AT) presents substantial
opportunities for many citizens to become, or continue being, meaningful participants in …

International Social Work: Professional Action in an Interdependent World, Third Edition, is a
comprehensive treatment of all dimensions of international social work. The authors' four …

The concept of integrated passenger–freight transport has been developed mostly in urban
areas and for long-haul trips. In this paper, its adoption is also proposed in rural areas …