Index

Urban Mobility and Social Equity in Latin America: Evidence, Concepts, Methods

ISBN: 978-1-78769-010-3, eISBN: 978-1-78769-009-7

ISSN: 2044-9941

Publication date: 16 November 2020

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(2020), "Index", Oviedo, D., Duarte, N.V. and Pinto, A.M.A. (Ed.) Urban Mobility and Social Equity in Latin America: Evidence, Concepts, Methods (Transport and Sustainability, Vol. 12), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 239-244. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2044-994120200000012016

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INDEX

Abnormality
, 216

Access
, 16–17, 60–63, 89

in RTS
, 200–203

at Transitory Hospital
, 197–200

Accessibility
, 12–14, 60–61, 210

Bogotá and unequal distribution
, 17–26

challenging
, 6–7

to destinations
, 106

local
, 5–6

as measure of urban (in) equality
, 15–17

mesoscale
, 16

reflections for policy and practice in Latin America
, 26–28

structural dimensions of
, 3–4

Active commuting
, 150

Active travel
, 5–6

Activity-based approach
, 44–53

Adolescents
, 154

After-school programmes
, 176–177

Age
, 155

Annual average of daily traffic (AADT)
, 181

Anti-asylum movement
, 192

Appropriation
, 88–89

Asylums
, 193

Atlas. ti software
, 197

‘Automobility’
, 105, 108

Autonomy
, 142

Belo Horizonte
, 60, 207, 210

mobility experiences of people with disabilities in
, 224–228

urban accessibility in
, 210–218

Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Region (BHMR)
, 217

BHTrans Plan of Accessibility for Urban Mobility in Belo Horizonte
, 211

Bicimachismos
, 143

Bicycle
, 136, 139

Biking
, 150

Body mass index (BMI)
, 157

Bogotá
, 101

household employees, transportation and socio-spatial stratification in
, 91–97

public transportation system
, 89–91

and unequal distribution of accessibility
, 17–26

Brazil’s Federal legal framework
, 210

Brazilian Law for Inclusion of People with Disabilities
, 210

Bus rapid transit system (BRT system)
, 17, 90, 225

Calibration factor
, 65

Capetillo
, 180

Care
, 193

crisis
, 35

mobility
, 4, 38, 42–43

role
, 141

trips
, 71

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
, 153, 156

Chained journeys
, 63

Chi-square test
, 55n4

Child Friendly City movement
, 173

Children/childhood
, 60, 63, 66, 170

activities
, 184

mobility disadvantages
, 171–172

obesity
, 154

playability
, 171–173, 177–181

social disadvantages of children’s capability to play outside in neighbourhood
, 176–177

subvert time and space structure in favour of greater playability
, 182–183

City planning
, 36

City spaces

methodology
, 195–197

research problem
, 194–195

theoretical discussion
, 192–194

Class position
, 87

Collective taxis
, 123

Competence
, 89

Complete streets concept
, 185

Complex survey data analysis
, 159

Comunas
, 111–116, 121

Congress for the New Urbanism (‘CNU’)
, 174

Covid-19 pandemic
, 235–237

Crime perception in poor neighbourhood
, 181–182

Culture
, 155

Cycle taxis
, 121

Cycling
, 106, 108, 116, 121, 123, 136, 147, . (see also Walking)

analysis
, 140–144

linking to well-being
, 139

methodology
, 140

modal share by women
, 138

woman cyclists in Latin America
, 137–138

for women
, 136

Daily mobility
, 34

Daily travelling practices of people with disabilities
, 219–224

Daily trips
, 138

Democracy, symbol of
, 144

Domestic labour
, 87

Ecologies of modes
, 123

Economic necessity
, 87

Ella se mueve segura (ESMS)
, 118

Emotive factors
, 135, . (see also Social factors)

freedom and autonomy
, 142

happiness
, 142–143

self-esteem and empowerment
, 142

Empleadas Domésticas in Colombia
, 87–88

Empowerment
, 142

Encuesta de Movilidad Domiciliaria
, 138

Equality
, 193

Equity
, 12

in sustainable transport
, 104–105

Ethnicity
, 155

Everyday life
, 34

Exercise
, 155, 159

Expansion factor
, 65

Family mobility patterns
, 60

methodology
, 63–65

mobility, access and gender
, 61–63

results
, 65–79

Family pressure
, 87

Fear
, 96

Female household employees
, 86

Bogotá’s public transportation system
, 89–91

household employees, transportation and socio-spatial stratification in Bogotá
, 91–97

household labour, space and mobility
, 87–89

Financial access
, 61

Freedom
, 142

of mobility
, 192–193

Gender
, 61–63, 105–109, 137

relations
, 36

roles
, 87

in Santiago
, 128–129

in sustainable transport
, 104–105

Gender-neutral transport
, 104

Gendered mobility patterns
, 39–42

Gini indices
, 29

Gross domestic product (GDP)
, 60

Happiness
, 142–143

Health
, 153–156

Hispanic high school students
, 150, 152

data source
, 156

descriptive statistics of survey responses
, 157–158

method
, 156–157

participants
, 157

physical activity and health
, 153–156

policy recommendations
, 162–164

race/ethnicity differences
, 159–162

results
, 157–162

statistical analysis
, 156

study measures
, 157

in United States
, 152–153

Home-based care and work trips
, 45

Horizontal accessibility
, 214

Household

employees
, 86–87, 91–97

labour
, 87–89

Immobility
, 65–66, 223

Impairments
, 215

Insecurity
, 96

Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)
, 137

Instrumental factors

care role and labour market
, 141

security and sexual harassment
, 140–141

technical skills
, 141–142

Integrated Public Transport System (SITP)
, 90, 93–94

Interlocutors
, 92–93, 95–96, 102

International Network for Transport and Accessibility in Low Income Communities (INTALInC LAC)
, 8

Labour market
, 141

Latin America
, 1, 12–13, 34

cities in
, 8

reflections for policy and practice in
, 26–28

urban mobility and transport policies in
, 3

woman cyclists in
, 137–138

Livable cities
, 174

Liveability
, 17

Local accessibility
, 5–6

Men differential itineraries
, 44–53

Mental health policies
, 193

Meso accessibility
, 28

Mesoscale of accessibility
, 16

Metro underground train system
, 116

Metropolitan Santiago
, 120

Micro accessibility
, 28

Micromachismos
, 143

Mistrust
, 96

Mobility
, 4, 36, 61–64, 66, 87–89, 170

disadvantages of children
, 171–172

experiences of people with disabilities in Belo Horizonte
, 224–228

general mobility statistics and patterns
, 101–102

mode of transport
, 72–77

motivation
, 67–72

patterns
, 34, 63

poverty
, 6, 170

practices
, 211, 214

ratio of trips per journey
, 77–79

in RTS
, 200–203

to school
, 150

in social sciences
, 192

at Transitory Hospital
, 197–200

turn perspective
, 215

Modal share
, 111–116

evolution and investment by transport mode
, 109–111

Model of Mental Health Care
, 192

Montevideo

case study
, 37

conceptual framework
, 35–37

data and methods
, 37–38

gender differences in
, 34

results
, 38–53

Montevideo Metropolitan Region (MMR)
, 35

Motherhood practices
, 36

‘Motility’
, 88–89

‘Move’ system
, 225

Multitasking
, 63–64

National Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Study (NYPANS)
, 152, 156–157

Neighbourhood of Río Piedras

children’s mobility
, 171

children’s playability
, 177–181

findings
, 181–184

literature review
, 173–177

mobility disadvantages of children
, 171–172

playability of children
, 172–173

Neighbourhood perception
, 151

Neo-traditional cities and neighbourhoods
, 174

Non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
, 136

Non-mandatory accessibility
, 24–25

Organisational access
, 61

Orientation
, 170

Origin–Destination Survey (O–D Survey)
, 60, 63–64, 67, 211

Palma ratios
, 29

Parents’ perception of traffic
, 151

People with disabilities
, 216, 227

Perceptions and experiences of safety
, 96–97

Permanent Accessibility Commission of Belo Horizonte
, 211

Personal safety
, 138

Physical

access
, 61

activity
, 153–156

Planning
, 120–122

Play
, 171

opportunities to play in city
, 174–176

and relationship to children’s mobility in neighbourhood
, 173–174

social disadvantages of children’s capability to play outside in neighbourhood
, 176–177

Playability
, 171, 184

of children
, 172–173, 177–181

study area
, 178–181

Population growth
, 150

Poverty
, 111–116, 176

Project for Public Spaces (‘PPS’)
, 174–175

Psychiatric Reform Policy
, 193

Psychosocial

attention network
, 193

factors
, 155

Public policies
, 192

Public spaces
, 7

Public transport
, 21–22

subsidies
, 27

Public transportation system (Bogotá)
, 89–91, 101

Puerto Rico State Highway System
, 178

Quasi-Poisson regression
, 152, 156

Race/ethnicity differences in effects of active commuting and physical activity behaviours
, 155, 159–162

Residential Therapeutic Services (RTS)
, 194

mobility and access in
, 200–203

Río Piedras
, 178–181

Road PR-27
, 181

Road safety
, 138

Rural-to-urban migration
, 87

Safety

perception and sexual harassment in Santiago’s public transport system
, 118–120

perceptions and experiences of
, 96–97

Santiago de Chile

modal share evolution and investment by transport mode
, 109–111

origin–destination data revealing about women’s travel in
, 109–118

poverty and modal share
, 111–116

safety perception and sexual harassment in
, 118–120

trip purpose
, 117–118

Security
, 140–141

Self-esteem
, 142

Serra Verde Clinic (SVC)
, 194

‘Sex’
, 105

Sexual

division of labour
, 35

harassment
, 140–141

Shadowing
, 197

Single-use residential subs
, 175

SIU-Mobile application
, 228

Social equity
, 1–2, 152, 193

Social factors
, 143

bicimachismos
, 143

socialisation with others
, 143

symbol of democracy
, 144

Social inclusion
, 170

Social justice
, 15

Social mobility
, 141

Social sustainability
, 106

Socialisation with others
, 143

Socio-geographical stratification
, 89

in Bogotá
, 91–97

Socioeconomic status
, 155

Space
, 87–89

space-time constraints
, 36, 62

Spatial segregation
, 95–96

‘Splintering Urbanism’
, 19

State Department of Metropolitan Management (SEGEM)
, 217

Stratification
, 86

Structural dimensions of accessibility
, 3–4

Subjective well-being (SWB)
, 139

‘Subjectivity’
, 139

Subsecretaria de Movilidad Sustentable y Segura
, 138

Superintendence of Urban Trains of Belo Horizonte (STU-BH)
, 218

Sustainable transport

challenges and opportunities for
, 120–123

gender and equity in
, 104–105

Tactile paving
, 226

Technical skills
, 141–142

Temporal access
, 61

Time geography
, 36

Time-structured and place-determined ‘play’ in neighbourhood
, 183–184

Traditional city
, 175

Transitory Hospital
, 194

mobility and access at
, 197–200

Transmilenio
, 17–18, 23, 90, 93

Transport
, 3–4, . (see also Sustainable transport)

in Chile
, 105

corridors
, 17

deficiency
, 14

planners
, 136

projects
, 136

in Santiago
, 128–129

services
, 15

‘Transport justice’
, 104–109

Transport of Contagem (TransCon)
, 218

Transportation
, 91–97

means of
, 93–95

planning
, 170

Travel

behaviour
, 34, 40

motivations
, 67–72

satisfaction
, 139

Trip
, 64–65, 69

chaining
, 117, 123

purpose
, 117–118

trip-based analysis of gendered mobility patterns
, 44

Two-trip itineraries
, 45

United Nations (UN)
, 150, 164

United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
, 13

United States, Hispanics in
, 152–153

Universal design
, 210

Urban (in) equality, accessibility as measure of
, 15–17

Urban accessibility in Belo Horizonte
, 210

conceptual framework
, 216–217

data collection and systematization
, 217–218

frameworks and methods
, 216–218

literature review
, 212–216

results
, 218–228

Urban design-models
, 174

Urban development
, 15

Urban environments
, 14

and services
, 214

Urban geography
, 89

Urban mobility
, 1–2, 60–62, 66, 152, 206, . (see also Mobility)

Urban planning
, 174

Urban policies
, 211

Urban transport planning process
, 12

limitations of traditional approaches to
, 13

Urbanisation
, 150

Uruguay
, 37

Vertical accessibility
, 213–214

Walking
, 88, 94, 106, 108–109, 122, 150–151, . (see also Cycling)

to school
, 150–151

trips
, 104, 116

Well-being
, 14

cycling linking to
, 139

Women

cyclists in Latin America
, 137–138

differential itineraries
, 44–53

mobility
, 91, 93

Work

schedules
, 91–93

trips
, 71

work-related activities
, 48

work-related mobility
, 68

Zoning ordinances
, 175