Does neighbourhood count in affecting children's journeys to schools?

This study examines two factors affecting children's school journeys - independent mobility and accessible school opportunities. Two time-geography based indicators, the spatial extent of potential path area and the number of weighted school places reachable (labelled OPP), are estimated. Multi...

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Published in:Children's geographies 2015-01, Vol.13 (1), p.89-113
Main Authors: Loo, B.P.Y., Lam, W.W.Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
accessibility
Children & youth
independent mobility
journeys to schools
Neighborhoods
neighbourhood
School choice
school provision
Upward mobility
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Summary:This study examines two factors affecting children's school journeys - independent mobility and accessible school opportunities. Two time-geography based indicators, the spatial extent of potential path area and the number of weighted school places reachable (labelled OPP), are estimated. Multi-level modelling has been developed to analyse the interplay of individual, household and neighbourhood factors. Hong Kong is used as a case study because the neighbourhood effects on school provision within compact cities have not been well studied. The results show that 30.4% of the children's school journeys were made without adult companions. Half of the children walked to schools. The multi-level analysis suggests that nearly 90% of the variance in both indicators was found at the individual level. Neighbourhood, though not a decisive factor, does have impacts on the number of accessible school choices.
ISSN:1473-3285
1473-3277
DOI:10.1080/14733285.2013.828450