Perspectives on transportation: building on the age-friendly cities project - a World Health Organization initiative

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dc.contributor.authorLove, Janet Anne
dc.contributor.supervisorTuokko, Holly
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-13T20:54:29Z
dc.date.available2009-01-13T20:54:29Z
dc.date.copyright2008en_US
dc.date.issued2009-01-13T20:54:29Z
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Psychology
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science M.Sc.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe impact of transportation concerning older adults is under scrutiny as the number of older adults is expected to significantly increase in the coming years. The World Health Organization (WHO) spearheaded a world wide initiative that sought to examine what contributed to an “age-friendly community” in both developed and underdeveloped nations. This paper examines, in particular, the role that transportation plays in relation and contribution to an “age-friendly” community in Saanich, British Columbia, as an addition to the WHO initiative. Focus groups were conducted to ensure that information received was the lived experience of the individual. Results suggested that transportation was more than the ability to operate a vehicle, but in the ability to move safely within an environment. Additional information provided by participants spoke to the necessity of increasing awareness of licensing systems and improvements that could be implemented to ensure safety for older adult drivers and the community.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/1329
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectAgingen_US
dc.subjectAge-friendly communitiesen_US
dc.subjectTransportationen_US
dc.subjectDrivingen_US
dc.subjectAlternative Transportationen_US
dc.subjectOlder Adultsen_US
dc.subjectDevelopmental Systems Perspectiveen_US
dc.subjectStakeholdersen_US
dc.subjectPositive Developmenten_US
dc.subjectLife-Span Developmenten_US
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Psychology::Human behavioren_US
dc.titlePerspectives on transportation: building on the age-friendly cities project - a World Health Organization initiativeen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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