Geographies of Transport and Ageing

This book presents a unique geographical perspective on issues of transport and mobility for ageing populations. Society is ageing across the globe. As well as living longer, older people are fitter, healthier and more active than previous generations wer

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Geographies of Transport and Ageing

Angela Curl · Charles Musselwhite Editors

Geographies of Transport and Ageing

Editors Angela Curl Department of Geography University of Canterbury Christchurch, New Zealand

Charles Musselwhite Centre for Innovative Ageing Swansea University Swansea, UK

ISBN 978-3-319-76359-0 ISBN 978-3-319-76360-6  (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76360-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018934656 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: Hero Images/Getty Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Angela Curl would like to thank the supportive people she has worked with, across different fields of study with a common focus on people and transport, for the opportunities they have given her to be involved in wide-ranging and interesting research projects. She would like to thank her family and friends for ongoing support and to nan: for giving me my first insight into what the implications of the built environment can be for mobility, health and well-being. Charles Musselwhite would like to thank all the inspirational people he has worked with over his career that have given him space to develop his thinking and research. He is very thankful to his family, Claire, William and Art for giving him time and space for developing his academic career and to his mum and dad and brother James for always inspiring and supporting him.

Preface

This book presents a collection of geographical research on the intersection of ageing, mobility and transport. It is not really possible to think about many of the challenges facing ageing societies wor