Type
Position Papers
Author
Zhong Shuiying, Wei Han, Hou Weili and Cheng Dening
Organization
Economic Research Institute, Wuhan University (China)
Published in
2003
Submitted by
Peter Midgley, gTKP
Related theme(s)
Urban Mobility
Region
Asia (AS)
Country
China

A Lifetime of Walking – Poverty and Transportation in Wuhan

The study makes use of existing data sets to analyze the characteristics of Wuhan’s first quintile population. This information is used to select study informants. Using focus group and case study techniques, the study is able to determine first quintile transport mode use for routine and non-routine situations; priority problems with each mode are outlined and preferred improvements suggested.