Rural transport planning

Laurie Pickup and Mike Axon

A chapter in Elgar Encyclopedia of Transport and Society, 2025, pp 348-349 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Approximately one in three people in the EU live in a rural area, areas undergoing dynamic social change, accelerated by the COVID pandemic, as indigenous ‘locals’ mix with urban ‘incomers’, ‘homecomers’ and ‘visitors’ (as tourists or seasonal workers). Each group has a different mindset: expectations for accessibility and mobility. There is the need for a new approach to develop our more diverse rural areas, starting with regional development and a vision for rural inclusion and economic growth. Rural mobility plans are required – blueprints that put the rural area at the centre, with vision-led planning that engages local rural communities.

Keywords: Planning; Policy; Rural; Sustainable; Society; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035330515
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