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Will Odom, Scott Jensen, Meng Li
2007 CHI '07 extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems - CHI '07  
Will Odom We are developing a system to be implemented at Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) throughout the United States in an effort to encourage ride-sharing among residents in order to decrease their carbon emissions. We are focusing on senior citizens for two reasons -they are a growing segment of the population with driving habits that result in higher pollution, but they are also a population that is at risk of isolation and the mental and physical harm that can result from
more » ... ing isolated. Our system addresses both of these issues while leveraging the infrastructure and culture of CCRCs in addition to hiding the technology from the senior residents themselves.
doi:10.1145/1240866.1240953 dblp:conf/chi/OdomJL07 fatcat:mvfg2mvtnfc2lkeyyqybvxbxhe