The Evaluation of Transport Exclusion in the Peripheral Cross-Border Areas of Central Europe in the Context of Applicability of Information-Based Carpooling

Michał Baran and Duszan Józef Augustyn
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Michał Baran: Institute of Economics, Finance and Management, Faculty of Management and Social Communication, Jagiellonian University, Ul. Łojasiewicza 4, Room 2.378, 30-348 Kraków, Poland
Duszan Józef Augustyn: Institute of Economics, Finance and Management, Faculty of Management and Social Communication, Jagiellonian University, Ul. Łojasiewicza 4, Room 2.378, 30-348 Kraków, Poland

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 6, 1-21

Abstract: The phenomenon of social exclusion caused by transport exclusion is one of the main causes of social problems in peripheral areas, as well as a major organizational challenge for public service providers and all organizations operating in the areas where this problem occurs. Transport exclusion has a negative impact on the dynamics of socioeconomic processes and may interfere with sustainable development plans of stakeholders operating in a given area. The phenomenon is characterized by particular intensity in peripheral border localities with a low population density and outdated public transport system (established in the past to meet the needs of industrial society). The aim of this analysis is to present the basic principles of a conceptual model that combines the estimation of the scale of the transport exclusion phenomenon (in accordance with the specificity of peripheral border areas) with the idea of institutionalized carpooling based on effective information management. The usefulness of the said model underwent verification with respect to the possibility of estimating the scale of transport exclusion in peripheral border areas based on the example of the Polish–Slovak border area (Lesko Commune and Snina District). During the course of the research, factors characterizing the currently functioning public transport system were also indicated. They proved the system’s inadequacy for the challenges faced by the post-industrial society.

Keywords: carpooling; transport exclusion; public services; information system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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