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abstract: 'This paper explores the relationship between car ownership and financial
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circumstances for people living in disadvantaged urban communities.
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Assumptions about cars signifying status and income are problematised by
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an examination of the characteristics of those who adopt cars. We
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consider the possibility that, despite low incomes and financial
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problems, cars may be a necessity for some urban dwellers. Patterns of
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car ownership and adoption are analysed using cross-sectional and
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longitudinal survey data collected from communities in Glasgow, between
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2006 and 2011, before, during and after the recession. Car ownership
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rates increased, as more people adopted a car than relinquished
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vehicles. The likelihood of household car adoption was influenced by
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changes in household size, increased financial difficulties in relation
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to housing costs, and where householders gained work. A small but
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growing proportion of households (up to 8.5\% by 2011) are deemed
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`forced car owners'' by virtue of owning a car despite also reporting
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financial difficulties: three-quarters of this group maintain a car
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despite financial problems whilst a quarter adopt a car despite
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financial problems. Findings suggest that poor households are reluctant
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to relinquish their cars to ease money problems when under financial
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stress and that, for some, acquiring a car may be seen as necessary to
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better their circumstances. In neither case can we see evidence that the
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sustainable transport agenda is reaching disadvantaged communities and
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there are concerns that regeneration strategies are failing to promote
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mobility and accessibility for poor communities via transport policies.'
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affiliation: 'Curl, A (Corresponding Author), Univ Canterbury, Dept Geog, Private
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Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
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Curl, Angela; Clark, Julie; Kearns, Ade, Univ Glasgow, Urban Studies, 25 Bute Gardens,
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Glasgow G12 8RS, Lanark, Scotland.'
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author: Curl, Angela and Clark, Julie and Kearns, Ade
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author-email: 'angela.curl@canterbury.ac.nz
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julie.clark@uws.ac.uk
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ade.kearns@glasgow.ac.uk'
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author_list:
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- family: Curl
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given: Angela
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- family: Clark
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given: Julie
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- family: Kearns
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given: Ade
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2017.01.002
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eissn: 1879-310X
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files: []
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issn: 0967-070X
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journal: TRANSPORT POLICY
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keywords: 'Forced car ownership; Financial difficulties; Deprived communities;
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Employment; Transport policy; Regeneration'
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keywords-plus: 'SOCIAL EXCLUSION; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; INCOME; TRAVEL; UK; DISADVANTAGE;
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PERSPECTIVES; EXPERIENCES; DEMAND; TIME'
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language: English
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month: JUL
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note: 'International Workshop on Energy-Related Economic Stress at the
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Interface Between Transport Poverty, Fuel Poverty and Residential
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Location, Univ Leeds, Inst Transport Studies, Leeds, ENGLAND, MAY 20-21,
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2015'
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number: SI
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number-of-cited-references: '56'
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orcid-numbers: 'Curl, Angela/0000-0002-8325-190X
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Clark, Julie/0000-0002-2954-8550'
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pages: 61-71
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papis_id: 38e8d5b5de7f3f7484d54d74349cda37
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ref: Curl2018householdcar
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researcherid-numbers: 'Curl, Angela/J-5879-2019
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times-cited: '46'
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title: 'Household car adoption and financial distress in deprived urban communities:
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A case of forced car ownership?'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000430764900007
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '23'
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volume: '65'
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web-of-science-categories: Economics; Transportation
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year: '2018'
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