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    Analysing the relation between territorial fragilities and accessibility: a focus on individual dimension and needs
    (AESOP, 2019) Vendemmia, Bruna
    This paper aims at examining the relation between territorial fragilities, mobility and accessibility: mobility as social practice interlocked in time and space, and accessibility as the possibility of an individual to access at different out-of-home activities. The main purpose of this paper is to answer to the following questions: is it possible to establish a relation between the level of accessibility of a given territory and its territorial fragilities? As matter of fact, many research in last twenty years demonstrated the causality between low level of accessibility and mobility related social exclusion. In this paper I will show how an interpretation of accessibility, based on individual’s needs and opportunities, may help to establish a relation between low level of accessibility and territorial fragilities. Indeed, traditional accessibility approaches brought to a misrepresented narrative, that describes a high infra-structured territory also as a more accessible and stronger one. Thanks to a bibliographical review oriented toward redefining the concept of accessibility, this work will challenge this narrative. It will be proved that a more accurate definition of mobility and accessibility may demonstrate that remoteness can be, at the most, one among the many drivers that lead to territorial fragilities.
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    Enhancing urban-rural connectivity in nonmetropolitan regions: a methodology in support to decision-making
    (AESOP, 2019) Vitale Brovarone, Elisabetta; Cotella, Giancarlo; Staricco, Luca
    Accessibility to services and opportunities is vital to achieve the EU goals of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Some territories are worse equipped than others in this concern, due to their intrinsic peripheral character. Their weak and scattered mobility demand has progressively made traditional public transport subject to efficiency savings and cut to the bone. Such measures contributed to worsen social inequality, as they affect especially those already vulnerable groups who do not have access to a car. In this light, to improve urban-rural connectivity is essential for granting equal access to services and opportunities and, in turn, greater social justice. Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) has been often seen as a panacea for all the circumstances where traditional services are not viable, but a range of barriers (institutional, cultural, technological and economic) suggests that its adoption is more challenging than it may seem. Drawing on the results of the ESPON URRUC project, the paper sheds light on this issue, exploring the variables according to which various DRT solutions may or may not prove viable in a given area. On this basis, the authors propose a transport policy toolkit that may support decision-maker aiming at enhancing urban-rural connectivity across Europe.
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    MOBI-AGE : Promoting urban mobility in ageing populations
    (AESOP, 2019) Ribeiro, Anabela; Bastos, Ana; Brandão Alves, Fernando; Cruz, Sara; Cunha, Inês; João Martins, Pedro
    In the current panorama of many cities, difficulties associated with public transportation and with public space, limit the access of the elderly, also creating difficulties for other age groups. One of the objectives of the project is to carry out a review of the literature on mobility and accessibility characteristics of the elderly. Another is to develop a methodology for diagnosis of age friendly spaces, analysing the area and the population affected. The MOBI-AGE project intends to use two case studies, Coimbra and Porto. This article is a first attempt to identify the main characteristics and main indicators of the mobility of the elderly and the quality of the public space, whose optimization can contribute to an accessible city for all.
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    Research on the improvement of urban public space vitality based on the concept of social resource sharing—taking Tianlin community in shanghai as an example
    (AESOP, 2019) Li, Qianwen
    Based on the concept of social resource sharing, this paper takes Shanghai Tianlin community as an example and proposes feasible suggestions on how to improve the vitality of public space in the stage of urban accumulation and development. The Tianlin Community is located in the east of Xuhui Innovation Industry Park which brings a rich cultural and scientific resources together in the downtown of Shanghai. With the increase of land prices, the widening gap between the rich and the poor is obvious and the serious closed community phenomenon have led to the problems of weak public continuity and low vitality of the public space. The author selected 20 different public spaces in this area and evaluated them with five criterion: surface, identity, commerce, leisure and accessibility. By the usage of Grasshopper, a five-minute network of local connections with different degree was finally formed and found: (1) The area is not accessible everywhere and fragmented in different parts; (2) The area has some spaces in need for certain qualities while there are other spaces around have corresponding quality which can help to balance. In order to improve the accessibility of these 20 points of interest and sharing the public resources, the author tried to propose strategies of connection and balance to enhance the vitality of the public space in the Tianlin community: (1)Based on the current situation, increase the public access and visual corridors between the semi-closed community and the closed community; (2) According to the evaluation of surface, commerce, leisure and identity, provide various equipments in four categories to improve the wickest points. Through such strategies, it is possible to achieve a fair social resource sharing of the public space to the greatest extent, while at the same time solving the unbalanced development of different regions.