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A Research Agenda for Transport Equity and Mobility Justice
Who can travel freely? Whose mobility is restricted? What other inequities contribute to and arise from these differences in movement? Taking a truly global approach, this Research Agenda tackles these questions in settings from London to Hanoi, and Chicago to eThekwini, and transport modes from motorbikes to cars to pedestrians to cyclists.
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Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary.
Who can travel freely? Whose mobility is restricted? What other inequities contribute to and arise from these differences in movement? Taking a truly global approach, this Research Agenda tackles these questions in settings from London to Hanoi, and Chicago to eThekwini, and transport modes from motorbikes to cars to pedestrians to cyclists.
With a look towards new technologies and transitions, this Research Agenda encourages deep thinking about how traditional ways of providing mobility create power imbalances and entrench existing inequalities. By considering individual experiences and questioning long-held assumptions, chapter authors suggest how we can transform our transport systems to be more just, and to deliver their economic, social, and environmental benefits more widely and equitably.
This book is a critical read for those across the social sciences interested in transport and mobilities including human geography, urban planning, anthropology and sociology scholars, as well as those working in the field of transport more broadly looking to better understand the importance of transport equity.
Who can travel freely? Whose mobility is restricted? What other inequities contribute to and arise from these differences in movement? Taking a truly global approach, this Research Agenda tackles these questions in settings from London to Hanoi, and Chicago to eThekwini, and transport modes from motorbikes to cars to pedestrians to cyclists.
With a look towards new technologies and transitions, this Research Agenda encourages deep thinking about how traditional ways of providing mobility create power imbalances and entrench existing inequalities. By considering individual experiences and questioning long-held assumptions, chapter authors suggest how we can transform our transport systems to be more just, and to deliver their economic, social, and environmental benefits more widely and equitably.
This book is a critical read for those across the social sciences interested in transport and mobilities including human geography, urban planning, anthropology and sociology scholars, as well as those working in the field of transport more broadly looking to better understand the importance of transport equity.
Critical Acclaim
‘With a fresh approach to power, politics, and transformation, this landmark book launches a new research agenda for transport equity and mobility justice. Spanning multiple modes of transport and diverse lived experiences, from the Global North to the Global South, the contributors challenge assumptions and bring new perspectives to light. This book makes clear what is at stake in the battle for more equitable, sustainable and just mobility futures.’
– Mimi Sheller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, US
‘Julie Cidell''s edited collection is an urgent dialogue on transport and mobility justice. Readers will leave this book with a clear agenda for future research that engages new starting points, questions the status-quo, is attentive to power, and centers multiple forms of knowledge.’
– Genevieve Carpio, University of California Los Angeles, USA
– Mimi Sheller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, US
‘Julie Cidell''s edited collection is an urgent dialogue on transport and mobility justice. Readers will leave this book with a clear agenda for future research that engages new starting points, questions the status-quo, is attentive to power, and centers multiple forms of knowledge.’
– Genevieve Carpio, University of California Los Angeles, USA
Contents
Contents
Introduction: Setting the Agenda for Transport and
Mobility Justice 1
Julie Cidell
1 From transport equity to mobility justice: an
introduction 13
Ersilia Verlinghieri
2 Measuring the spatial equity of transport systems:
emerging data opportunities 29
Elizabeth Delmelle
3 Mobile territories of wellbeing: advancing mobility
justice as territorial 45
Theresa Harada
4 Moving beyond cycling in support of economic
growth: using a capabilities approach to identify
infrastructure design principles 53
Justin Spinney
5 Redefining mobility ‘problems’ through scholar
activism and desire paths 69
Do Jun Lee
6 Transport and health equity: considering the
needs of diverse populations 83
Angela Curl, Els Russell, Christina McKerchar and
James Berghan
7 Mobility-related equity and justice: a perspective
from Latin-American cities 101
Natalia Villamizar Duarte, Ana Marcela Ardila
Pinto and Marcos Paulo Ferreira de Gois
8 Digital technologies and formalisation:
governance through surveillance in the South
African minibus taxi industry 115
Helen Morrissey and Tim Schwanen
9 Freight mobility justice: pollution, places, and
people along North American logistics chains 127
Julie Cidell and José Acosta-Cordova
10 Transit equity must include racial equity 139
Gwendolyn Purifoye
11 The production of new mobilities: a theoretical
framework to the politics of mobility transitions 151
Huê-Tâm Jamme
12 Putting the car in context: an agenda for
technopolitical transitions in megacity mobilities 165
Govind Gopakumar
13 Reframing data-driven decision framing as
academic experts 181
Kate Lowe
14 Street fights in the Anthropocene: a research
agenda for aligning climate justice and urban
transportation 193
Jason Henderson
15 Conclusions, acknowledgments, and calls to
action for transport equity and mobility justice 205
Julie Cidell
Introduction: Setting the Agenda for Transport and
Mobility Justice 1
Julie Cidell
1 From transport equity to mobility justice: an
introduction 13
Ersilia Verlinghieri
2 Measuring the spatial equity of transport systems:
emerging data opportunities 29
Elizabeth Delmelle
3 Mobile territories of wellbeing: advancing mobility
justice as territorial 45
Theresa Harada
4 Moving beyond cycling in support of economic
growth: using a capabilities approach to identify
infrastructure design principles 53
Justin Spinney
5 Redefining mobility ‘problems’ through scholar
activism and desire paths 69
Do Jun Lee
6 Transport and health equity: considering the
needs of diverse populations 83
Angela Curl, Els Russell, Christina McKerchar and
James Berghan
7 Mobility-related equity and justice: a perspective
from Latin-American cities 101
Natalia Villamizar Duarte, Ana Marcela Ardila
Pinto and Marcos Paulo Ferreira de Gois
8 Digital technologies and formalisation:
governance through surveillance in the South
African minibus taxi industry 115
Helen Morrissey and Tim Schwanen
9 Freight mobility justice: pollution, places, and
people along North American logistics chains 127
Julie Cidell and José Acosta-Cordova
10 Transit equity must include racial equity 139
Gwendolyn Purifoye
11 The production of new mobilities: a theoretical
framework to the politics of mobility transitions 151
Huê-Tâm Jamme
12 Putting the car in context: an agenda for
technopolitical transitions in megacity mobilities 165
Govind Gopakumar
13 Reframing data-driven decision framing as
academic experts 181
Kate Lowe
14 Street fights in the Anthropocene: a research
agenda for aligning climate justice and urban
transportation 193
Jason Henderson
15 Conclusions, acknowledgments, and calls to
action for transport equity and mobility justice 205
Julie Cidell
