A study on mobility condition of elderly people and possibility to reduce their car use in suburban area

This Paper aims to evaluate mobility of elderly peoples living in Tokyo suburban area in macro level by Tokyo Person Trip Survey data, and in micro level by original questionnaire survey. ATSUGI city in Kanagawa prefecture is focused on the case for the analysis. As a result, the authors shows diffe...

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Published inINFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING REVIEW Vol. 25; pp. 769 - 774
Main Authors NAKAMURA, Fumihiko, OKAMURA, Toshiyuki, SUDA, Takahiko
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan Society of Civil Engineers 30.09.2008
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ISSN0913-4034
1884-8303
DOI10.2208/journalip.25.769

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Summary:This Paper aims to evaluate mobility of elderly peoples living in Tokyo suburban area in macro level by Tokyo Person Trip Survey data, and in micro level by original questionnaire survey. ATSUGI city in Kanagawa prefecture is focused on the case for the analysis. As a result, the authors shows different mobility activities in different regional conditions such as the length from the main station of the city and personal attributes and recognition for car dependence in the same city area.
ISSN:0913-4034
1884-8303
DOI:10.2208/journalip.25.769