Print Email Facebook Twitter A method to evaluate equitable accessibility: Combining ethical theories and accessibility-based approaches Title A method to evaluate equitable accessibility: Combining ethical theories and accessibility-based approaches Author Lucas, K. Van Wee, G.P. Maat, C. Faculty Technology, Policy and Management Department Engineering, Systems and Services Date 2015-03-03 Abstract In this paper, we present the case that traditional transport appraisal methods do not sufficiently capture the social dimensions of mobility and accessibility. However, understanding this is highly relevant for policymakers to understand the impacts of their transport decisions. These dimensions include the distribution of mobility and accessibility levels over particular areas or for specific population groups, as well as how this may affect various social outcomes, including their levels of participation, social inclusion and community cohesion. In response, we propose a method to assess the socially relevant accessibility impacts (SRAIs) of policies in some of these key dimensions. The method combines the use of underlying ethics principles, more specifically the theories of egalitarianism and sufficientarianism, in combination with accessibility-based analysis and the Lorenz curve and Gini index. We then demonstrate the method in a case study example. Our suggestion is that policymakers can use these ethical perspectives to determine the equity of their policies decisions and to set minimum standards for local transport delivery. This will help them to become more confident in the development and adoption of new decision frameworks that promote accessibility over mobility and which also disaggregate the costs and benefits of transport policies over particular areas or for specific under-served population groups. Subject accessibilityethicsequitytransport-related social exclusionegalitarianismsufficientarianism To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:cbbce178-cd9b-4519-af46-03051fdb8464 Publisher Springer ISSN 0049-4488 Source https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-015-9585-2 Source Transportation, 2015 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2015 The Author(s)This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com Files PDF vanWee_2015.pdf 626.51 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:cbbce178-cd9b-4519-af46-03051fdb8464/datastream/OBJ/view