Social isolation in later life: Extending the conversation

R Weldrick, A Grenier - Canadian Journal on Aging/La revue …, 2018 - cambridge.org
As Canada's population continues to age, social isolation among older people is a growing
concern and national-level priority. Although much is known about individual-level risks and …

Elderly travel frequencies and transport mode choices in Greater Rotterdam, the Netherlands

L Böcker, P van Amen, M Helbich - Transportation, 2017 - Springer
Demographic ageing is a key societal challenge in Europe as well as in many other western
and non-western societies. A crucial dimension concerns elderly daily mobility patterns …

'I like to go out to be energised by different people': an exploratory analysis of mobility and wellbeing in later life

F Ziegler, T Schwanen - Ageing & Society, 2011 - cambridge.org
This paper adds to the growing number of studies about mobility and wellbeing in later life. It
proposes a broader understanding of mobility than movement through physical space …

Variation in ride-hailing trips in Chengdu, China

S Wang, RB Noland - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and …, 2021 - Elsevier
We investigate various spatial, economic, and land-use factors associated with the
generation of trips for ride-hailing services in Chengdu, China. Using one month of data for …

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 …

Demographic change effect on ecological footprint: A tripartite study of urbanization, aging population, and environmental mitigation technology

EN Udemba, NU Khan, SAR Shah - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
This study examines the impact of disaggregated demographic changes on Russia's
sustainable environment improvement and management. With expanded energy resources …

Generating GPS activity spaces that shed light upon the mobility habits of older adults: a descriptive analysis

JA Hirsch, M Winters, P Clarke, H McKay - International journal of health …, 2014 - Springer
Background Measuring mobility is critical for understanding neighborhood influences on
older adults' health and functioning. Global Positioning Systems (GPS) may represent an …

The influence of built environment on travel behavior of the elderly in urban China

J Feng - Transportation research part D: Transport and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Along with the aging trend of the world population, the status and determinants of the travel
behavior of the elderly have been gaining more attention in planning and research. Most of …

Factors affecting the travel mode choice of the urban elderly in healthcare activity: comparison between core area and suburban area

M Du, L Cheng, X Li, J Yang - Sustainable cities and society, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigated the travel characteristics and influential factors of travel mode choice
for healthcare activity by the elderly in core area and suburb. The results of descriptive …

Built for active travel? Investigating the contextual effects of the built environment on transportation mode choice

G Eldeeb, M Mohamed, A Páez - Journal of transport geography, 2021 - Elsevier
The study investigates the role of the built environment attributes and their contextual effects
on travel behaviour. The study utilized a dataset of 4739 respondents elicited from an online …