Experiences of connectivity and severance in the wake of a new motorway: Implications for health and well-being

Amy Nimegeer, Hilary Thomson, Louise Foley, Shona Hilton, Fiona Crawford and David Ogilvie

Social Science & Medicine, 2018, vol. 197, issue C, 78-86

Abstract: The construction of new urban roads may cause severance, or the separation of residents from local amenities or social networks. Using qualitative data from a natural experimental study, we examined severance related to a new section of urban motorway constructed through largely deprived residential neighbourhoods in Glasgow, Scotland. Semi-structured and photo-elicitation interviews were used to better understand severance and connectivity related to the new motorway, and specifically implications for individual and community-level health and well-being through active travel and social connections.

Keywords: Natural experimental study; Road; Severance; Active travel; Transport; Qualitative; Motorway (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.11.049

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