Transport and mobility justice: Evolving discussions

Verlinghieri, Ersilia; Schwanen, Tim

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2020.102798

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“…Attuned to human rights and freedoms perspectives [ 31 ], access to ICT connectivity, destinations, and modes of transport foregrounds questions of resource (re)distribution, equity and justice, as captured in evolving discussions of transport and mobility justice [ 39 , 87 , 88 ]. Mobility is “a prerequisite for citizens to have independence and participate in activities, access services, and form social relations” [ 31 ].…”

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The Role of Mobility Digital Ecosystems for Age-Friendly Urban Public Transport: A Narrative Literature Review

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Sourbati

Behrendt

2020

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Within the context of the intersection of the global megatrends of urbanisation, ageing societies and digitalisation, this paper explores older people’s mobility, with a particular interest in public transport, and a strong consideration of digital/ICT elements. With a focus on (smart) mobility, the paper aims to conceptualise transport, one of the main domains of age-friendly cities as a core element of a smart, age-friendly ecosystem. It also aims to propose a justice-informed perspective for the study of age-friendly smart mobility; to contribute towards a framework for the evaluation of age-friendly smart transport as a core element of the global age-friendly cities programme that comprises mobility practices, digital data, digital networks, material/physical geographies and digital devices and access; and to introduce the term “mobility digital ecosystem” to describe this framework. The paper uses the method of a narrative literature review to weave together a selected range of perspectives from communications, transport, and mobility studies in order to introduce the embeddedness of both communication technology use and mobility practices into their material conditions. Combining insights from communications, mobility and transport and social gerontology with a justice perspective on ICT access and mobility, the paper then develops a framework to study age-friendly smart mobility. What we call a “mobility digital ecosystem” framework comprises five elements—mobility practices, digital data, digital networks, material geographies, digital devices and access to services. The paper contributes a justice-informed perspective that points towards a conceptualisation of age-friendly smart mobility as a core element of the age-friendly cities and communities in the WHO’s global age-friendly cities programme.

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Section: Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Mobility Digital Ecosystems for Age-Friendly Urban Public Transport: A Narrative Literature Review

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Sourbati

Behrendt

2020

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“…In order to avoid confusion with the word 'accessibility' in the disabilities literature we use the word 'access') [3, 22,34,35]. There is also an evolving discussion around the ways in which distributive and other social justice theories might apply to transport and which ones may be most useful for transport policy [36]. Distributive justice theories can help to address the structural issues found in transport policy and planning by providing normative rules (i.e.…”

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“…However, the discussion on the definition of transport or mobility justice within an alternative framework is evolving rapidly. Verlinghieri and Schwanen [36] note important limitations of the discussion to date, including a failure to recognise the importance of ensuring the fair participation of a diverse range of actors in policymaking, and a failure to recognise the influences of exogenous complex systems on the way in which people move and engage with transport systems.…”

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“…We treat the New Zealand transport system as a test case, focusing on the equity of the wellbeing impacts of recent transport policies. This framework shifts from what Verlinghieri and Schwanen refer to as a state-centric approach to transport equity, which focuses on the distribution of resources or capabilities across society, towards a society-centric transport justice approach, which focuses on addressing justice issues from the bottom up by broadening the typical application of distributive justice frameworks and incorporating fair procedure, broader temporal and spatial scales, and different world views [36,44].…”

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“…Transport geographers and mobilities researchers urge greater attention to be paid to broader power configurations [36] and the ways in which transport and mobility decisions are made. They also call for a re-orientation towards the consideration of the 'rights to the city' and rights to movement.…”

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Transport and mobility justice: Evolving discussions

Cited by 140 publications

References 48 publications

The Role of Mobility Digital Ecosystems for Age-Friendly Urban Public Transport: A Narrative Literature Review

The Role of Mobility Digital Ecosystems for Age-Friendly Urban Public Transport: A Narrative Literature Review

Fairness in Transport Policy: A New Approach to Applying Distributive Justice Theories

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