Title

Using transport to increase social inclusion

Authors

Roger Mackett

Document Type

Audio-visual material

Publication Date

2008

Subject Area

Population - Elderly, Social Issues - Social exclusion, Social Issues - social inclusion, Transport accessibility - Access to services, Transport policy - Exclusion

Abstract

Social inclusion is the removal of the causes of social exclusion which is a combination of circumstances, such as low income, unemployment, poor housing, poor skills and poor health which prevents people from participating fully in society. It also includes removing the barriers to catching transport and facilitating access.