Social Perspectives on Mobility (Transport and Society)

ISBN 10: 0754644561 / ISBN 13: 9780754644569

Published by Routledge, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Social Perspectives on Mobility (Transport and Society)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754644561
• ISBN 13: 9780754644569
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

Globalisation is heavily dependent on physical transport, as people and goods travel over longer distances and with higher frequency. Movement and mobility have become integrated parts of late modern identity and practice, and a state of flux can be sensed everywhere. Bringing together the latest interdisciplinary theoretical approaches with empirical case studies analysing and appraising innovative policies from Scandinavia, this volume demonstrates that mobility research is a key issue within social enquiry. It addresses three broad themes. Firstly, mobility as a constructed social reality, examining how individuals construct notions of mobility in their everyday life and practice. Secondly, mobility as spatial co-ordination and transgression, and finally, mobility as a policy theme, where the contributors explore recent developments in transport policy at national and European levels, suggesting ways forward for both research and policy. In the final section of the book new visions for research into sustainability and mobility are laid out.

About the Author

Thyra Uth Thomsen is Associate Professor at Copenhagen Business School in Denmark. Lise Drewes Nielsen is Professor in the Department of Environment and Social Studies at Roskilde University, Denmark, and Henrik Gudmundsson is Senior Researcher at the National Environmental Research Institute in Denmark.