Discourse analysis in transport and urban development : interpretation, diversity and controversy / edited by Robin Hickman and Christine Hannigan (Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, UK).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hickman, Robin, editor.

Hannigan, Christine, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

NECTAR series on transportation and communications networks research

Nectar series on transportation and communications networks research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discourse analysis.

City planning.

Transportation.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

"Drawing on discourse analysis, this innovative book takes a novel approach to examining the different interpretations, diversity of views and controversy in society about transport and urban development. Combining theory with empirical case studies, this book breaks new ground in the field by critically engaging with an understanding of the different perspectives and subjectivities associated with transport systems and urban development projects. Incorporating the diverse wider societal and political contexts, various approaches to discourse analysis are examined, including content analysis, critical discourse analysis and Q methodology. Examining the narratives in transport and urban development, chapters study car advertising, highway reconstruction, public transport, bus provision, transit-orientated development and financialisation, walking and cycling networks, and emerging new technologies. Ultimately, the book argues that mainstream views and processes must be confronted in order to respond to contemporary public policy challenges, and makes a convincing case for the wider use of discourse analysis in transport and urban development research, planning and implementation. Global in scope, this cutting-edge book will prove vital reading for students and scholars of transport planning and urban development. Its practical guidance will be useful to transport and development policymakers and practitioners working in urban and regional authorities, consultancies and civil society"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Foreword

Acknowledgements

Part I. Introduction

1. Using discourse analysis in transport and urban development research / Robin Hickman and Christine Hannigan

Part II. Grand narratives

2. Transport planning, paradigms and practices: finding conditions for change / Ruben Akse, Adri Albert de la Bruhèze and Karst Geurs

3. Exploring growth as a central representation in sustainable transport discourse / Elias Isaksson

4. Discursive power dynamics affecting how climate targets are framed and integrated in national transport planning: the case of Sweden / Karolina Isaksson, Linnea Eriksson and Jacob Witzell

5. Stakeholders' perceptions of urban mobility in a Central European country: a Q methodology approach / Hana Brůhová Foltýnová, Eliska Vejchodská, Radomíra Jordová and Kristýna Rybová

6. The meta and master narratives of mega transport infrastructure / Daniel Durrant

Part III. Case studies on discourse, transport and urban development

7. Car advertising and environmental greenwashing / Robin Hickman

8. The Interstate Highway 70 reconstruction project in Denver: repeating a 1960s planning failure? / Andrew R. Goetz

9. Sustainability and shared ride-hailing in a mega-city: the rhetoric and impacts of Uber Juntos in São Paulo / Leandro da Silva Correa and Anthony Perl

10. Legitimising HS2: analysing political speeches from 2010-2014 / James Udagawa

11. Where are the rails? An investigation into the climate, future prospects and barriers to high-speed rail development in Canada / Giacomo Vecia

12. Exploring bus reform in Malta / Thérèse Bajada

13. Cycling promotion and narratives of urban development: an ecolinguistic approach / M. Cristina Caimotto

14. Community, authenticity and newness: obscuring financial motivations in transport and development projects through discourse at Battersea Power Station / Christine Hannigan

15. MaaS unmasked: how local leaders think they are resisting (and are thereby accelerating) the neoliberalisation of transport policies / Nacima Baron

16. Anything that can reasonably be automated will be: analysis of transport automation imaginaries in the Finnish context / Janne Olin and Milos N. Mladenović;

Part IV. Conclusions

17. Next steps for discourse analysis in transport and urban development / Christine Hannigan and Robin Hickman

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781802207200 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restircted for use by site license.