Gendering Smart Mobilities

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Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Notes of Contributors Prologue Core idea Capturing the theme: gendering smart mobilities The source code Book structure Reference Part I: Setting the stage Chapter 1: Gendering smart mobilities: An introduction Gendering mobility from modern to smart Notes References Chapter 2: Smart mobility – for all?: Gender issues in the context of new mobility concepts Introduction What do we know about the gender-specific use of digitised smart mobility applications? Smart mobility, new mobility concepts, and digitised mobility services Users of new mobility concepts and services Interim conclusions Understanding gender-specific use of digitised smart mobility services and options Future research on digitised smart mobility services and options from a gender perspective: starting points and a conceptual suggestion Starting points Conceptual approach Conclusion and outlook Notes References Chapter 3: Couples, the car, and the gendering of the life course: What ordinary trip diary data from the past may tell us about smart mobilities in the future Introduction Background Gender and the car Gender and time use Gender, the life course, and (travel) behaviour change Conclusions and consequences for smart mobilities Methods Data Analysis approach Variable definitions Results I: car allocation in couples sharing one car Results II: changes in car access over time Conclusions Acknowledgement Note References Chapter 4: Towards an anthropology of transport affect: The place of emotions, gender, and power in smart mobilities Introduction Material Theoretical backdrop Risk-taking men, emotional men Volvo trucks: designing Vera and the future of transportation The gendered challenge of smart mobility References Part II: Smart mobilities and overlaps Chapter 5: Gender-sensitive mobility socialisation: Understanding mode choice of children and adolescents from a gender perspective Introduction Mobility Mode choice and mobility as in a cognitive scope of transportation possibilities Gender differences in mobility Socialisation Socialisation stages Socialisation and gender Bringing together gender, mobility, and socialisation Development of gender-typical cognitive maps Gender differences in the use of modes for children and adolescents Discussion and conclusion References Chapter 6: Smart cities, smart mobilities, and children Introduction Research setting and methods Smart cities, mobilities, and children Mobile technologies and techno-mobilities: children and their parents in the smart city Paving the way for children’s creative and playful everyday mobilities as doing sustainable urbanism Notes References Chapter 7: Cycling London: An intersectional feminist perspective Introduction: London’s ‘cycling revolution’ Research questions and methodology Gender and cycling Cycling, female empowerment, and the right to the city Cycling London Approach to cycling policy and infrastructure Implicit male bias: infrastructure Implicit male bias: representation Androcentric male bias: ‘smart’ interventions Policy recommendations Material infrastructure Gender expertise Social infrastructure Diversify Conclusion Notes References Chapter 8: Smart gendered mobilities and lessons for gendered smart mobilities: Economic migrants in Bristol, UK Gender and mobilities Historical precedents Contemporary mobilities: smart cities, gender, and smart mobilities Gender, mobility, and meaning-making Bristol economic migrants (BEM) study 2016: lessons for gendered smart mobilities The role of the Internet in finding work, accessing services, and social integration Smart strategies: the role of social interaction and collective action Smart integration Conclusion References Part III: Case studies Chapter 9: Gender equality and ‘smart’ mobility: A need for planning to address the real needs of all citizens Introduction Aim and objectives The local and regional planning Discussion Acknowledgements Notes References Chapter 10: The gendered dimension of multimodality: Exploring the bike-sharing scheme of Oslo Introduction The theoretical underpinnings Social practice theory Shared ‘smart’ mobilities Gendered patterns of cycling Oslo: the case and context Oslo bysykkel: the bike-sharing scheme of Oslo The scheme Rebalancing and optimised provision Integration of Baerum Bysykkel with Oslo Bysykkel ‘Bymøbler’ city infrastructure vs. transport mode Oslo bysykkel: the gendered variations Women use the city bikes less than men Women are more sensitive to low temperatures than are men Trip duration and city bike usage Spatial patterns of city bike usage Most prominent trip purposes, reasons for selecting city bikes, and transport modes for city bikers Overall evaluation of the city bike system Modifications needed Multivariate analysis Discussion Acknowledgements Note References Chapter 11: User experiences and perceptions of women-only transport services in Mexico Measuring travel satisfaction among women-only transport users Transport for women only Case study Characterisation of the study area Characterisation of the travel modes for women only Analysis Descriptive analysis Service aspects and overall travel satisfaction Overall travel satisfaction models Discussion Mexico and smart mobilities Smart and non-smart solutions to PTW Conclusions and recommendations Acknowledgements Notes References Chapter 12: Smart biking as gendered innovations and smart city experiment?: The case of Mobike in China Mobike as disruptive-gendered innovation The making of Mobike Mobike pioneer of fourth-generation shared biking De-gendering and democratic design? The bike as a lifestyle icon in shifting biking regimes Mobike as a smart city experiment: an innovative journey Closing remarks Notes References Chapter 13: Gendering smart mobilities in Latin America: Are ‘smart cities’ smart enough to improve social justice? Introduction: evaluating social sustainability through a gender-informed lens Methods: a gender analysis of ICT potential to address planning issues in two cities From smart growth to smart cities: marketing sleight of hand or genuine ‘smarts’? Smart growth ‘Smart’ cities Mobility as a service (MaaS) and transport planning Santiago and Temuco-Padre Las Casas: ICT relevance to sustainability with equity Santiago: gender, sustainability, and modal shares Care-related trips Temuco: low levels of Internet access and high priority on walking and universal access Cycling’s gender potential Discussion: behind the hype, issues of governance, power, and inclusion Community Informatics (CI): part of the answer? Employment issues, particularly in the Global South Final reflections: smart enough? Acknowledgements Note References Chapter 14: Smart as agency and human interaction: Exploring the work of women bus conductors in Bengaluru, India Introduction Urban public space Public space in urban India Observation of women bus conductors Structure of the chapter What is a conductor? India’s 33 per cent reservation Literature Mobility as methodology Findings Micropolitics 1: The family Why a government job? Training Micropolitics 2: The public When agency builds Discussion How might this agency translate to beyond the woman conductor? Women passengers ‘Smart’ as human-centric solutions Acknowledgements Notes References Chapter 15: Some gender equality and equity planning cases in urban planning in Malmö, or how I became a transport feminist Learning to crawl: ‘traffic-for-all’ principles Production and reproduction as dialectical opposites Intense research in Malmö thanks to a gender equality grant A thought experiment of equalising men’s and women’s travel patterns Underlying explanation factors: it comes down to urban planning Meeting the stakeholders in segregated groups The future of public transport in Malmö and project recommendations Tracking theory to realisation: ‘easy to preach, difficult to practise’ Social sustainability as a part of comprehensive smart mobility schemes Inclusion, equity, intersectionality, and so on Hope for the future, and the need for speed Works consulted Summing up Epilogue: Towards an intersectional understanding of transport transitions References Index