도시의 교통소외계층에 대한 지리학적 연구를 위한 제언 - 노인 및 장애인과 여성 인구를 중심으로 - = Problems and Prospects for the Geographical Study of the Urban Transportation Disadvantaged - Special Emphasis on the Elderly and Handicapped , and Women -

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

It is typical in the modern automobile oriented urban area that the spatial separation between places is getting greater, and the ability to travel and access is essential for the everyday life of urban residents. Thus, the quality of life of the residents, whose spatial activities are shrunk substantially because of the physical and socio-economic barriers in the process of trip making, is deteriorated. Meanwhile social interactions between the members of urban community are interrupted seriously by the automobiles transferring the area. Especially the effects of community disruption by the automobiles are most serious to the residents whose spatial activities are confined to the home area. Transportation studies related to the elderly and handicapped, and women are needed badly in Korea because they are the ones who are affected most severely by the current transportation systems of the country. The purpose of this paper is to propose several research agenda to improve the transportation environments of the urban transportation disadvantaged, such as the elderly and handicapped, and women.