عنوان

Impact of Public Transit and Walkability on Quality of Life and Equity Analysis in Terms of Access to Non-work Amenities in the United States

شماره

TL53219

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Impact of Public Transit and Walkability on Quality of Life and Equity Analysis in Terms of Access to Non-work Amenities in the United States

نام عام مواد

[Thesis]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Khan, Muhammad Asif

نام ساير پديدآوران

Godavarthy, Ranjit Prasad

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

North Dakota State University

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

2020

متن يادداشت

168 p.

جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن

Ph.D.

کسي که مدرک را اعطا کرده

North Dakota State University

امتياز متن

2020

متن يادداشت

The past literature suggest that transportation can impact quality of life (QOL) both directly and indirectly. The first part of this dissertation attempted to comprehensively evaluate the impact of transportation (specifically public transit, and walkability) along with physical built environment, and sociodemographic indicators on community QOL, and overall life satisfaction (OLS) of an individual living in his community. The study used an advanced technique of structural equation modeling (SEM) to evaluate the impact of these factors on community QOL and individual's OLS. The study results revealed that physical built environment, public transit need for a community, perceived public transit importance for a community, quality of public transit services, quality of walkability conditions, ease of travel in a community (mobility indicator), and sociodemographic indicators significantly impact community QOL, and also individual's OLS either directly or indirectly through community QOL mediating variable. The literature review suggests that accessibility to important non-work amenities improve people's QOL. So, it is important to examine social equity in terms of individual's ability to access non-work amenities that are important for their daily life interests. The second part of dissertation focused on equity analysis in terms of people's ability to access non-work amenities through public transit, and walk in the US. The non-work amenities considered in this study are: 1) grocery store or supermarket, 2) personal services, 3) other retail shopping, (4) recreation and entertainment, and (5) health care facility. It is concluded that equity in terms of public transit access to non-work amenities is regressive for the older age people, people without driving license, individuals who are covered under Medicare/Medicaid program (elderly, low income, people with disabilities), and non-metro area residents disadvantaged groups. In terms of walk access to non-work amenities, it is concluded that older age people, people without driving license, physically disable people, unemployed and students, people living in non-metro areas, and females face injustice. These groups are already disadvantaged in society because of their financial, and physical health constraints and should be having sufficient and easy public transit and walk access to their daily needs.

اصطلاح موضوعی

Transportation

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Khan, Muhammad Asif

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Godavarthy, Ranjit Prasad

مستند نام تنالگان تاييد نشده

North Dakota State University

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Thesis]

کد کاربرگه

276903

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y