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Component

This paper examines the relationship between social deprivation and transport characteristics. Many studies have examined the relationship between social exclusion and deprivation, but few have compared those in the most disadvantaged areas with those living in the most affluent areas. This study examines the impact that deprivation has upon individuals’ trip patterns using 2006 Census of Ireland data. The city of Dublin is examined in this paper and a number of maps were created to determine the patterns of deprived areas in the city relative to a number of trip characteristics. A multinomial logistic regression model is estimated in this study to determine how the level of deprivation impacts upon a number of characteristics such as mode choice, annual emissions, cost of transport and car ownership. The main findings of this study are that those individuals living in deprived areas in Dublin are more likely to use sustainable modes of transport compared to individuals living in the more affluent areas of the city.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADD20 Social and Economic Factors of Transportation

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12-3937

English

15p

2012

Transportation Research Board 91st Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; Maps; References; Tables

Automobile ownership; Census; Mode choice; Multinomial logits; Pollutants; Socioeconomic factors; Sustainable transportation; Travel patterns

Dublin (Ireland)

Economics; Environment; Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2012 Paper #12-3937

TRIS, TRB

Feb 8 2012 5:20PM