The Impact of Transport Exclusion on the Local Development of Biała County

Aliaksandr Charnavalau, Elżbieta Jadwiga Szymańska and Grzegorz Czapski
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Aliaksandr Charnavalau: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Bialska Academy of Applied Sciences John Paul II, Sidorska 95/97, 21-500 Biała Podlaska, Poland
Elżbieta Jadwiga Szymańska: Department of Logistics, Institute of Economics and Finance, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Grzegorz Czapski: Department of Management, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Bialska Academy of Applied Sciences John Paul II, Sidorska 95/97, 21-500 Biała Podlaska, Poland

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 9, 1-23

Abstract: The issue of transport exclusion is an important social problem. It is of major interest to both central and local authorities. For the purposes of this study, a research questionnaire was conducted on the issue of transport exclusion. The area of the research carried out was Biała County, composed of seventeen communes and two cities. The data were collected based on an electronic questionnaire, i.e., using the CAWI method (Computer Assisted Web Interview). In total, 473 inhabitants of the studied area took part in the survey. Logistic regression, Spearman’s rank correlation method, and Pearson’s chi-square test of independence were all used in the data analysis. The research shows that local communities emphasise the problem of an insufficient number of connections or point out the complete lack of connections with respect to particular localities. Transport exclusion affects, in particular, people living in small towns, the elderly, the disadvantaged, and the disabled. The lack of basic means of transport hinders access to the labour market, especially for people starting their vocational careers, as well as for education, health care, and other spheres of human life. The lack of collective transport forces the inhabitants to use their own cars. As a consequence, the environment suffers from it (more and more exhaust fumes are getting into the air), road infrastructure is excessively being used and the number of accidents is increasing. Additionally, there are traffic jams at the entrances to cities (congestion). Limited access to public transport or its total absence results in the depopulation of localities and halting the development of selected communes.

Keywords: public transport; transport exclusion; local development; Biała County (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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