社区运输的双重作用作为一个运输和一个社会计划:对政策的影响
Léa Ravensbergen1,2, Tim Schwanen1
1Transport Studies Unit, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY, UK.
概括
社区交通计划,通常由老年志愿者运营,为农村居民提供重要,低成本,灵活的旅行. 尽管它们具有社会和运输方面的好处,但这些服务在政策中被忽视,影响了它们的可持续性.
科学领域:
- 社会科学 社会科学 社会科学
- 交通地理 交通地理
- 公共政策 公共政策
背景情况:
- 在英国,社区运输计划是非常重要的,由志愿者运营的服务,主要是支持农村地区的老年人,他们的流动性有限.
- 这些计划是独一无二的,因为它们通常是由老年人自己设计和管理的.
- 尽管公共交通十分重要,但在政策和学术研究中对公共交通的关注却很有限.
研究的目的:
- 探索社区交通的双重作用,即作为一个实际的交通解决方案和一个社会支持网络.
- 分析指导社区交通服务的基本原则,特别是phronesis (实用智慧) 的概念.
- 突出公共交通政策的忽视及其对服务可持续性和用户响应性的影响.
主要方法:
- 使用与社区交通提供商进行半结构面试的定性研究.
- 专注于牛津郡内的提供商,以深入了解当地运营.
- 根据phronesis的概念进行分析,以了解决策和服务设计.
主要成果:
- 社区运输独特地提供了低成本,灵活和可访问的运输.
- 计划的功能是作为社会倡议,将好处扩展到运输之外,促进社区凝聚力.
- 双重角色带来了跨部门的优势,但政策却忽视了这些贡献.
- 由于政策的忽视,人们依赖phronesis,这给未来的发展带来了挑战.
结论:
- 社区运输体现了实际运输提供和社会支持的混合,以其提供者的智慧为指导.
- 政策和研究必须更好地识别和支持这些服务,以确保它们的长期可行性和持续响应社区需求.
- 解决政策差距对于维持社区交通为弱势群体提供的独特利益至关重要.
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