Travel Behaviour of Vulnerable Social Groups: Pre, during, and Post COVID-19 Pandemic.

Nima Dadashzadeh, Taimaz Larimian, Ulysse Levifve, Rok Marseti��
Author Information
  1. Nima Dadashzadeh: Intelligent Transport Cluster, Faculty of Technology, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 3HF, UK. ORCID
  2. Taimaz Larimian: School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK. ORCID
  3. Ulysse Levifve: Civil Engineering Faculty, Technical University of Compi��gne, 60200 Compi��gne, France.
  4. Rok Marseti��: Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. ORCID

Abstract

Since the emergence of COVID-19, travel restrictions due to the Pandemic have influenced several activities, in particular the mobility patterns of individuals. Our main goal is to draw the attention of scholars and policy makers to a specific segment of the population, namely (1) older people, (2) persons with disabilities (PwDs), (3) females, and (4) low-income population that are more vulnerable for travel behaviour change due to crisis such as the COVID-19 Pandemic. This article systematically reviews the studies that have explored the implications of COVID-19 for the mobility and activities of individuals pre-, during, and post-Pandemic using the PRISMA method. It is found that there are a few studies regarding the travel and mobility needs and challenges of older people and PwDs, and there is no direct study concerning female and low-income individuals while such crisis exist. Questions such as "What are the adverse impacts of restrictions on their travel behaviour?", "How can they travel safely to work, shopping, and medical centres?", "Which transportation modes can be more effective for them?", and "What are the government and policy makers' role in providing accessible and affordable mobility services in the presence of such crisis?" are without relevant answers in the literature.

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MeSH Term

Aged
COVID-19
Disabled Persons
Female
Humans
Pandemics
Travel

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