Travel Patterns Land Use and the Elderly- Mobility Activity Accessibility

The well-being of the elderly population has become an impending publicpolicy issue. With the oldest of the baby boomers about to reach retirementage the mobility issues of the elderly are critical because on the one handtheir number has increased rapidly and on the other they have shown agrowing tendency to live in low-density areas where activities are not easy toaccess. In this book the author analyzes the relationship between land usecharacteristics and travel patterns of the elderly. Land use strategy such ashigh density mixed land use and neighborhood design has become apopular approach for solving transportation problems. Are different land usecharacteristics associated with the variations in travel behavior of the elderly?Is land use an apropriate approach to resolve the mobility issues of theelderly? This book provides insights on travel behavior activity patterns andresidential characteristics of the elderly to urban planners transportationplanners researchers and policy makers.