eprintid: 1317528 rev_number: 65 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/01/31/75/28 datestamp: 2017-08-21 16:06:57 lastmod: 2021-10-09 23:00:46 status_changed: 2017-08-21 16:06:57 type: proceedings_section metadata_visibility: show item_issues_count: 0 creators_name: Titheridge, H creators_name: Mackett, RL creators_name: Achuthan, K title: Can AMELIA be used for consultation? ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B04 divisions: C05 divisions: F44 keywords: Transport planning, consultation, accessibility, social inclusion note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: Transport planners are increasingly concerned with improving the accessibility of services and facilities for disadvantaged groups such as those without access to a car and those with disabilities. AMELIA is a software tool that will enable planners to test that their transport and other policies do increase social inclusion. The tool was design to be easy to use, thus it may also serve as a consultation tool with people who are socially excluded. Research was undertaken to explore whether this was the case and also whether the assumptions embedded in AMELIA reflect the views and behaviour of disadvantaged groups. To do this, a series of consultations were set up with three different groups of people who are vulnerable to social exclusion: a group containing older people and people with disabilities; a group of children aged 12-15 and a group of young adults aged 16-19. This paper describes the results of this work and discusses the extent to which tools such as AMELIA can truly represent the views and behaviour of vulnerable groups and the role they can play in consultation processes. date: 2011 official_url: http://www.unisa.edu.au/Education-Arts-and-Social-Sciences/Art-Architecture-and-Design/News-and-events/CUPUM/ vfaculties: VENG oa_status: green full_text_type: pub language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_source: Manually entered elements_id: 327740 lyricists_name: Mackett, Roger lyricists_name: Titheridge, Helena lyricists_id: RLMAC28 lyricists_id: HTITH94 full_text_status: public event_title: 12th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management event_location: Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada event_dates: 2011-07-05 - 2011-07-08 book_title: Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management citation: Titheridge, H; Mackett, RL; Achuthan, K; (2011) Can AMELIA be used for consultation? In: Proceedings of 12th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management. Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1317528/1/titheridge-can_amelia_be_used_for_consultation-232.pdf