Mobility issues including those who have surrendered driver's licenses in hilly and mountainous areas

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19H01566
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 08010:Sociology-related
• Research Institution: University of Kochi
• Principal Investigator: Tanaka Kiyomu 高知県立大学, 社会福祉学部, 教授 (00253328)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 玉里 恵美子 高知大学, 教育研究部総合科学系地域協働教育学部門, 教授 (40268165) ; 霜田 博史 高知大学, 教育研究部人文社会科学系人文社会科学部門, 教授 (50437703) ; 朴 啓彰 高知工科大学, 地域連携機構, 客員教授 (60333514) ; 中川 善典 高知工科大学, 経済・マネジメント学群, 教授 (90401140)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 移動問題 / 高齢者の免許返納問題 / 運転リハビリ / 認知機能検査 / 社会福祉協議会 / NPO法人 / 移動支援 / 地域共生拠点

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In terms of regional issues and support, the results of questionnaires and door-to-door surveys targeting areas with serious mobility problems revealed difficulty in traveling during snowfall, anxiety that one or one's spouse could not drive, anxiety about traveling to bus stops, and bus time. It became clear that the problem of non-conformity with the needs and the number of books was large. It has become clear that there are high expectations for solutions to mobility problems, such as the establishment of shared taxis and a system of mutual support for the cost of gasoline. In addition, in terms of individual issues and support, if driving rehabilitation is intervened at the time of license renewal and improvement in the results of cognitive function tests, etc. It was made clear that it would serve as a basis for judgment.

Free Research Field

地域福祉

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

従来の貧困研究の主流（絶対的、相対的貧困）が焦点を合わせる個人や世帯の所得を中心とする経済的な貧困問題の枠を超えて、地域全体の包括的な生活困窮問題として、公共交通手段や社会保障制度というフオーマルな社会資源だけでは解決しえない条件不利地域の移動問題に焦点を合わせ、それぞれの地域特性に応じた解決方法を具体的に明らかにした。さらに、運転免許返納のような個人特性にも対応できる解析方法を明らかにする試みも皆無であったが、それを解明した。