Environmental injustice and mobility impairment

The study of mobility is a growth area in the social sciences. The car system (automobility) has hadas one of its consequences reduced opportunities for mobility impaired people to walk in their localenvironment. Immobility has resulted for many people with disabilities. Despite the promotion ofphy...

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Main Author: Michael Cahill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Granada 2013-06-01
Series:Global Social Work
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Online Access:https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/tsg/article/view/948
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Summary:The study of mobility is a growth area in the social sciences. The car system (automobility) has hadas one of its consequences reduced opportunities for mobility impaired people to walk in their localenvironment. Immobility has resulted for many people with disabilities. Despite the promotion ofphysical activity by public health guidance local environments are often hazardous for mobilityimpaired people. In particular, there is a problem with cars parking on pavements and pavementcycling.    
ISSN:2013-6757