The Kindness of Strangers: Exploring Interdependencies and Shared Mobilities of Elderly People in Rural Japan

For over forty years, most residents in rural areas of Japan have relied on private vehicles to meet their mobility needs. Today, however, the rapid ageing of the population, coupled with low birth rates and migration of young people to urban areas, is posing a variety of new transport challenges. M...

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Authors: Yamamoto, Fuyo (Jenny) (Author) ; Zhang, Junyi 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cogitatio Press 2017
In: Social Inclusion
Year: 2017, Volume: 5, Issue: 4, Pages: 183-195
Further subjects:B driving
B Japan
B Ageing
B Older people
B Transportation
B Mobility
B cultural attitudes
B Social exclusion
B rural transportation
B Elderly
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