New ESRC-funding will see Oxford researchers examine how active travel can be more inclusive of children with non-visible disabilities.
The Global Challenges in Transport Executive Education Programme ran the Climate Change online course between 21 February and 31 March.
The Global Challenges in Transport - Climate Change online course gives transport professionals from around the world a unique opportunity to think about how current mobility systems interact with a changing climate.
While governments across the globe implemented strict lockdowns at the outset of COVID-19, these were unrealistic measures for individuals who could not work from home or survive on insufficient and often untimely cash transfers. New research by TSU's Shiv Yucel explores how these inequalities relate to the effectiveness of lockdowns to slow the spread of disease. Mobility inequalities compound the exposure risks to vulnerable individuals who already face greater risks of hospitalizations and death due to low healthcare access and greater rates of co-morbidities.
Across the United Kingdom, thousands of people, most of whom are older, isolated and/or have a disability, rely on community transport to make essential trips. These not-for-profit and primarily volunteer-run schemes help those with few other options get to health appointments, to go grocery shopping, or to meet with friends - all the while building community. A new policy briefing from the Transport Studies Unit explores this under-studied transport sector, focusing on what services it offers, why it exists, and the challenges it faces.
