Rising InequalityInequality is Growing not DecreasingThe overall picture is stark: the ratio of the difference between the top 10 per cent and the bottom 10 per…Read moreThe Transport PerspectiveWhat Inequality Means for TransportOver the last 50 years, there has been a steady flow of research on the transport disadvantaged, normally in…Read moreExpenditure on TransportWhat it Costs to TravelTransport is one of the main items of household expenditure, typically accounting for about 13 per cent of a…Read moreInequality IndicesMeasuring InequalityA range of inequality indicators were introduced in Chapter 2, and three of these have been applied here to…Read moreLong-Distance RailRail Travel for the Many or the Few?Rail is not used by all people and here the focus is on understanding the variability in patterns of rail us…Read moreAviationWho Travels by Air?The short history of aviation shows how a ‘new’ mode of transport can emerge and have a substantial impa…Read moreMotility and WellbeingMobility is Life-EnhancingMore than 10 years ago, sociologists and others sought to extend the concept of mobility, as a basic freedom…Read moreTransport and Climate ChangeWe Need to Travel LessWhen it comes to transport, there has been much debate but little real action over issues of climate change.…Read moreIndirect EffectsThe Less Well-Off Lose Out AgainThe debates over inequality and transport, both here and in the wider literature have concentrated on the di…Read moreWays Forward for Transport and InequalityThink Beyond the Car (and the Better Off)These same debates need to become much more central within transport, as inequality has become institutional…Read more
