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Accessibility as a Precondition for Sustainable Development

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Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ((ENUNSDG))

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Accessibility within transportation planning refers to the ability of people to access activities, services, and goods, given available transportation options. The very purpose of transportation is, in most cases, to provide access. In passenger transportation realm, transportation infrastructure and services enable access to activities that people value, such as work, shopping, recreation, health care, and education. Similarly, with respect to freight, transportation systems ensure that individuals can access material necessities and provide businesses with the necessary access to move input supplies and materials to producers and move products to customers. Accessibility as a policy or performance measurement construct is used to consider the degree to which transportation and land development conditions meet the access requirements of people and businesses, enabling full and equitable participation in the economy and society. Accessibility in its most holistic form also...

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  1. Economic Development Research Group, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Naomi Stein

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  1. European School of Sustainability, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  2. Center for Neuroscience & Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Anabela Marisa Azul

  3. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo, Brazil

    Luciana Brandli

  4. Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Pinar Gökcin Özuyar

  5. International Centre for Thriving, University of Chester, Chester, UK

    Tony Wall

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  1. CESUR, Center for Urban and Regional Systems, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    Heather Jones

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Stein, N. (2019). Accessibility as a Precondition for Sustainable Development. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71059-4_3-1

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