Understanding personal mobilities / Aharon Kellerman (University of Haifa, Israel).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kellerman, Aharon, author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Understanding series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of movement.

Transportation--Technological innovations--Social aspects.

Transportation.

Telecommunication--Social aspects.

Telecommunication.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (170 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

"In this thought-provoking book, Aharon Kellerman presents a wide-ranging understanding of personal mobilities; the mobilities which individuals initiate, direct, and operate physically and virtually and which constitute an expression of personal autonomy. He readdresses existing concepts and knowledge as well as assessing novel and emerging technologies for self-driven mobilities. Kellerman begins with a presentation of the critical introductory concepts related to personal mobilities, including discussions of movement and travel, origins, path and destination, and the social value of personal freedom. He examines the nature of virtual space and its relationship with the physical, exploring conceptualizations of cyberspace, hybrid space, spatial media and Internet space. Chapters further highlight existing and new conceptual and theoretical knowledge for the understanding of self-driven mobilities, such as proximity, interaction, and distance; everyday mobilities; personal (im)mobilities; and Covid-19 and post-pandemic impacts on future trends for personal mobilities. Expounding the basic human need for movement, this discerning book will prove an essential resource for students and scholars interested in mobilities across the disciplines of social geography, urban geography, sociology, transportation, and urban planning. Its interpretation of newly emerging practical realities for personal mobilities will also benefit transport and communications practitioners"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Preface

1. Introduction: Personal mobilities and their contexts

1.1 the nature of personal mobilities

1.2 characteristics of personal mobilities

1.3 action spaces for personal mobilities

1.4 personal autonomy in mobility

1.5 summary

2. Motivations for routine physical personal mobilities

2.1 Introduction

2.2 movement and travel

2.3 movement motivations

2.4 travel motivations

2.5 designated motivations for frequent travel: Commuting and tourism

2.6 mobility motivations and trip structures

2.7 mobile persons and their motivations

2.8 conclusion

3. Basic human requirements of physical and virtual spaces and their implications

3.1 Introduction

3.2 fixity

3.3 mobility

3.4 relationships between fixity and mobility

3.5 fixity and mobility in virtual space

3.6 leading implications of fixity and mobility

3.7 basic human spatial requirements and human activities

3.8 the fixed and mobile humans

3.9 fixity, mobility, and spatial entities

3.10 interpretation of human spatial pulses

3.11 conclusion

4. Proximity, interaction, and distance in physical and virtual personal mobilities

4.1 Introduction

4.2 contemporary interpretations for proximity, distance, and space/location

4.3 the domination of distance and space: Pre-internet social-spatial interaction

4.4 internet and smartphone technologies: Distance, location, and space

4.5 the optionality of distance: The perspective of human choice

4.6 the preference for proximity

4.7 proximity in individuals' economic activities

4.8 conclusion

5. Everyday carry of mobility items by individuals

5.1 Introduction

5.2 everyday carry

5.3 mobility-related edc

5.4 everydayness interpretations for mobility-related edc items

5.5 mobility interpretations for mobility-related edc items

5.6 conclusion

6. Personal (im)mobilities

6.1 Introduction

6.2 fixity and immobility

6.3 immobility and work

6.4 travel and immobility

6.5 other forms of immobility

6.6 digital mobility and immobility

6.7 (im)mobilities during covid-19 lockdowns

6.8 post-covid-19 immobilities

6.9 conclusion

7. Personal mobilities during and after the covid-19 pandemic

7.1 Introduction

7.2 functional and spatial expressions of pre-covid-19 personal daily mobilities

7.3 spatial expressions of personal periodical touristic mobilities

7.4 daily and periodical personal mobilities during covid-19 times

7.5 new habit formations for personal mobilities during covid-19 times

7.6 post-covid-19 daily personal mobilities

7.7 post-covid-19 periodical personal touristic mobilities

7.8 conclusion

8. Newly emerging personal mobility modes and the post-covid-19 city

8.1 Introduction

8.2 electric and internet-based mobilities in the 2020s

8.3 comparative parameters for electrified and internetized road transport and communications

8.4 individuals and the electrification and internetization of transport and communications

8.5 electricity-based and internet-dependent mobile society

8.6 spatial and urban effects of mass adoption of evs and avs

8.7 conclusion

9. Summaries and future perspectives

9.1 book summary

9.2 Chapter summaries

9.3 future personal mobilities and artificial text production

9.4 future mobile persons

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781035313952 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.