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PRECARIZED AGEING‐IN‐PERIFERIA: Low‐Income Older Adults in a Transforming Neighbourhood

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article we investigate how intersecting forms of precarity shape the everyday practices of ageing‐in‐place developed by low‐income older adults in Via Milano, a historically segregated yet rapidly transforming neighbourhood in Brescia, northern Italy. We draw on qualitative and ethnographic research to examine how diverse urban changes—
Marco Alioni, Barbara Badiani
wiley   +1 more source

What Mobility Modes Do Shared E-scooters Displace? A Review Of Recent Research Findings

open access: yes, 2021
The impacts of shared e-scooters on modal shifts have received increased attention in recent years. This study provides a review of the literature for modal shifts in the U.S. and other countries.
Qian, X   +5 more
core  

TAXI, CHILLI AND MOBILE PARTY BRANCH: Reterritorialization of Migrants in Urban Villages, Shenzhen

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In China as well as in other countries, migrants often grapple with urban inequities by actively reshaping the functions and meanings of their environments. While acknowledging established frameworks such as place‐making and urban informality, this study adopts a complementary lens, framing migrants’ everyday practices as a process of ...
Xinrui Gao, Jennifer Day, Sun Sheng Han
wiley   +1 more source

Shared E-Scooter Practices in Birmingham, Alabama: Analyzing Usage, Patterns, and Determinants

open access: yesFuture Transportation
Shared micromobility has gained significant attention in the field of transportation engineering in recent years as an environmentally friendly, convenient, and easily accessible transportation mode.
Mithila Hasan, Virginia P. Sisiopiku
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Influencing Sustained Use of Shared E-Scooter Services in Urban Taiwan

open access: yesPromet (Zagreb)
This study investigates the factors that drive users to sustain their usage of shared electric scooter (e-scooter) services in Taiwan, distinguishing itself from the conventional focus on predicting consumers’ initial adoption and behavioural intentions.
Fei-Hui HUANG
doaj   +1 more source

Perspectives and Experiences of Dentists on the Provision of Oral Healthcare to Frail Older Adults in General Dental Practices

open access: yesGerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Population ageing has increased the number of frail older adults living independently and retaining their natural dentition. To support oral healthcare professionals in caring for this patient group, the Royal Dutch Dental Association published the practice guideline Care for Frail Older Adults in the Dental Practice.
Ellen Dekkers   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expectations, impacts, and contradictions of e-scooters from a social exclusion perspective: Reflections from London's rental trial

open access: yesJournal of Cycling and Micromobility Research
There are few attempts at introducing new personal transport technologies have made as much noise as the relatively recent appearance of electric scooters (e-scooters) in cities as an on-demand shared mobility service supported by digital platforms.
Daniel Oviedo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

What Is a Paediatrician? Reflection on the Specialty of Paediatrics

open access: yesJournal of Paediatrics and Child Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A paediatrician is a specialist medical practitioner committed to the health and well‐being of infants, children and young people. However, curricula for training in paediatrics are predominantly process and content focussed, with some emphasis on professional behaviours, but because of their length do not distil the essence of what it is to ...
John Massie
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of spatial interactions among shared e-scooters, shared bikes, and public transit

open access: yes
Shared bikes, shared e-scooters, and public transit make up most public transportation modes in big cities. Their combination can provide a convenient, efficient, and flexible multi-modal transportation service. Despite the obvious similarity among them,
Traut, Elizabeth J.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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