The future of European communication and transportation research: a research agenda

Geurs, Karst; Macharis, Cathy

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“…The transport disadvantages debate is increasingly interested in the process of digitalisation (Durand et al 2021) because it is transforming current systems and enabling the emergence of new services (Macharis and Geurs 2019). Cities have been addressing the challenges and opportunities associated with digital transport services, such as shared transport.…”

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“…Digitalization is defined by Gray and Rumpe (2015) as the process in which a wide range of information and communication technologies (ICTs), also referred to as digital technologies, are integrated into all aspects of daily life. During the past decade, digitalisation has accelerated, having a transformative impact on mobility and transport systems (Macharis and Geurs 2019). Citizens increasingly need digital technologies for conducting tasks related to their mobility (Snellen and de Hollander 2017) such as checking schedules, acknowledging incidents, purchasing tickets or booking transport services (Durand et al 2021).…”

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“…Transport operators have adopted digital technologies as a means to increase cost-efficiency and improve user experience (Davidsson et al 2016). Moreover, such technologies are the main drivers behind the emergence and development of new transport solutions such as autonomous vehicles, Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) and shared transport (Macharis and Geurs 2019;Shibayama and Emberger 2020).…”

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Towards User-Centric Transport in Europe 2

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Lecture Notes in Mobility

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Lecture Notes in Mobility

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“…divide on people's mobility (Banister, 2019;Hensher et al, 2020;Lucas, 2019;Lyons, Mokhtarian, Dijst, & Böcker, 2018;Macharis & Geurs, 2019). The contribution of this review is threefold:…”

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Access denied? Digital inequality in transport services

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Digitalisation in transport services offers many benefits for travellers. However, not everyone is willing or able to follow the new, more or less formal requirements digitalisation has brought along. Existing reviews on the intersection between Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and mobility cover a range of vantage points, but the perspective of how various levels of engagement with digital technologies affect access and navigation of transport services has not been addressed yet. In communication science, studying disparities in terms of ICT appropriation and their consequences is known as digital inequality research. This review paper aims at shedding light on what digital inequality in the context of transport services consists of and what its consequences are. To do so, we define and use a conceptual framework for the analysis of digital inequality in transport services. The review of the twenty-five papers, as selected in our systematic literature search, shows that there is a burgeoning interest in this topic. Vulnerability to digitalisation in transport services exists along dimensions of age, income, education, ethnicity, gender and geographical region. We find that motivations and material access get more attention than digital skills and effective usage. Nevertheless, literature acknowledges that having material access to technology does not mean that people benefit from what technology has to offer. Furthermore, the characteristics of ICTs impact one's possibilities to access digital technologies, such as how user-friendly a technology is. Data-driven and algorithm-based decision-making present a particularly pernicious form of digital exclusion from transport services. As digital technologies are progressively becoming indispensable to navigate the world of transport services, low levels of digital engagement may create a new layer of transport disadvantage, possibly on top of existing ones. Although digitalisation can be part of the solution to transport disadvantage, it can also be part of the problem. With network effects at play, what might start as a relative disadvantage may turn into an absolute disadvantage. Given the nascent state of research on digital inequality in transport services, much remains to be understood. Suggested research avenues include mechanisms of digital exclusion from transport services, the contribution of digital ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…Considering the time lag of peripheral and disadvantaged regions, previously stated postulate should not be neglected and omitted from the focus of future scientific and professional literature. Moreover, transport and communications research in general, over the next 25 years (Geurs & Macharis, 2019), emphasizes the need to explore effects that go beyond the time of travel and efficiency.…”

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Impact of transport infrastructure on local development in Dalmatia

Grgić

2021

Regional Science Policy & Practice

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This paper aims to determine the impact of transport infrastructure on local development in Dalmatia. To examine the direct, indirect and feedback effects, a spatial Durbin model was used on a sample of 131 local administrative units in a period from 2010 to 2018. Since transport infrastructure varies very little over the 9 years, the spatial‐fixed effect model was not appropriate. In fact, the financial crisis paved the way for the time‐fixed effect model. The impacts were determined by estimating the direct, indirect and overall effects for the road network as a whole, as well as for each individual road category. Besides, the analysis was done for the coastline, hinterland, and islands to estimate the effects for spatially heterogeneous areas. The results vary, in terms of strength and statistical significance, with spatial heterogeneity, but also with different road classifications. In hinterland, direct and total impacts are positive, on the other hand direct, indirect and total effects on the coastline are not statistically significant. This shows us the complexity of the research area and indicates the prudence of researching at the lowest possible level and with indicators of road infrastructure as analytical as possible.

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The future of European communication and transportation research: a research agenda

Cited by 7 publications

References 74 publications

Towards User-Centric Transport in Europe 2

Towards User-Centric Transport in Europe 2

Access denied? Digital inequality in transport services

Impact of transport infrastructure on local development in Dalmatia

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