Citizens with limited autonomy: the forgotten of mobility policies. Lima as an example
New mobility policies focus on the right to a sustainable, equitable and accessible city. Thus, urban environments are gradually being transformed to become more inclusive, favouring journeys on foot, by bicycle and public transport, and achieving a wider ownership of public space, while limiting th...
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| description | New mobility policies focus on the right to a sustainable, equitable and accessible city. Thus, urban environments are gradually being transformed to become more inclusive, favouring journeys on foot, by bicycle and public transport, and achieving a wider ownership of public space, while limiting the use of private vehicles. However, no single model, with homogeneous capacities and needs, represents a human being; in fact, there is a large number of heterogeneities. Habitually, cities have been built for a single individual: male, middle-aged and with full physical and mental faculties. This article presents the results of a case study in the city of Lima, Peru. Research is based on interviews to understand the barriers that groups of citizens with limited autonomy (older adults, children, the motor disabled, the visually impaired and the cognitively disabled) face when they move around the city. The cyclical chain of requirements to travel is identified. The article concludes with a call for public mobility policies to integrate the biopsychosocial sphere to encourage autonomous journeys by the entire citizenry. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0d2b2fb313cf4c67ad96c4ce14c388e52025-08-20T03:18:05ZengSociété Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of GeographyBelgeo1377-23682294-91352020-02-01410.4000/belgeo.36495Citizens with limited autonomy: the forgotten of mobility policies. Lima as an exampleFélix CabreraÀngel CebolladaNew mobility policies focus on the right to a sustainable, equitable and accessible city. Thus, urban environments are gradually being transformed to become more inclusive, favouring journeys on foot, by bicycle and public transport, and achieving a wider ownership of public space, while limiting the use of private vehicles. However, no single model, with homogeneous capacities and needs, represents a human being; in fact, there is a large number of heterogeneities. Habitually, cities have been built for a single individual: male, middle-aged and with full physical and mental faculties. This article presents the results of a case study in the city of Lima, Peru. Research is based on interviews to understand the barriers that groups of citizens with limited autonomy (older adults, children, the motor disabled, the visually impaired and the cognitively disabled) face when they move around the city. The cyclical chain of requirements to travel is identified. The article concludes with a call for public mobility policies to integrate the biopsychosocial sphere to encourage autonomous journeys by the entire citizenry.https://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/36495mobilitypublic policieslimited autonomydisabilityLimaPeru |
| spellingShingle | Félix Cabrera Àngel Cebollada Citizens with limited autonomy: the forgotten of mobility policies. Lima as an example Belgeo mobility public policies limited autonomy disability Lima Peru |
| title | Citizens with limited autonomy: the forgotten of mobility policies. Lima as an example |
| title_full | Citizens with limited autonomy: the forgotten of mobility policies. Lima as an example |
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| title_short | Citizens with limited autonomy: the forgotten of mobility policies. Lima as an example |
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| topic | mobility public policies limited autonomy disability Lima Peru |
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