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Factors leading to increased school journey length

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Table of contents

  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • Findings from the Literature Review
  • Findings from the National Travel Survey
  • Findings from the Case Studies
  • Discussion of Hypotheses
  • Conclusions
  • Literature Review
  • Introduction
  • Economic
  • Planning
  • Growth in car-dependent housing and business locations
  • Demographic
  • Movement out of towns and cities
  • Organisational
  • Closures of Schools
  • Special Educational Needs
  • Development of specialist schools
  • School/LEA admissions policies and Parental Preference
  • Social
  • Childcare practices
  • Women-change of working hours
  • Trip-chaining
  • Cultural Trends - People Travelling Further
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A - Bibliography
  • Education
  • Transport
  • Housing
  • Employment
  • Miscellaneous
  • Final Report
  • Introduction
  • Methodology
  • Stage 2: Exploration of Case Study Areas
  • Findings from the research
  • Economic
  • Planning
  • Demographic
  • Organisational
  • Social
  • Discussion of Findings
  • Next

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