2019 RGS Conference, 27-30 August, London
Transport Geography Research Group and International Geographical Union
Commission on Transport and Geography
Thematic session proposal
*** Long-distance travel and transport justice ***
Convenors: Frédéric DOBRUSZKES (Brussels Free University), Chia-Lin CHEN
(University of Liverpool in London), Amparo MOYANO (University of
Castilla-La Mancha) and Francesca PAGLIARA, University of Naples
Federico II)
There is a clear trend that in the era of widespread information and
communication technological (ICT) development and large-scale transport
investment, places distant apart are increasingly inter-related and
connected. Therefore, people have involved more and more long-distance
travel which is defined here beyond intra-metropolitan areas for at
least a few hundred kilometres . Although the rise of a networked
society and long-distance travel could enhance economic growth and
competitiveness, social challenges have been largely neglected. Academic
knowledge and policy of transport and mobility has mostly been
investigated through the lens of so-called neo-classical and sustainable
mobility paradigms.
While these approaches diverge in many ways, they commonly depoliticise
debates and ignore the role of social divides in mobility patterns and
the fact that transport policies are not neutral in social terms (W.
Kębłowski and D. Bassens, 2018). The emerging theme of transport
justice (K. Martens, 2017) is promising in addressing the lack of
critical approaches to transport and mobility studies, but has been
mostly focused on urban transport (ibid.). Therefore, this session is
expected to expand the concept of transport justice toward long-distance
travel and explore associated issues and policy implications via various
transport modes and services, including (but not restricted to)
aviation, high-speed rail and coach services.
Topics could include:
- How can long-distance travel and transport justice be conceptualised?
- Do long-distance travellers belong to specific social groups?
- How much transport justice explain modal split on long-distance
mobilities?
- What are the factors of social exclusion in long-distance travel markets?
- How much yield management and dynamic pricing shape the spatial
patterns of long-distance mobilities?
- Have low-cost airlines really helped to democratise aviation?
- Have low-cost high-speed rail (such as Ouigo and Izy) made high-speed
rail more open to all social groups?
- What policies to improve long-distance transport justice?
Submission (by the 31st of January 2019):
Please send your abstract to [log in to unmask] including:
- Title
- Name(s)
- Affiliation(s)
- Email address(es)
- Presenter’s name
- Abstract (up to 150 words)
The whole special session will then be submitted by the conveners to the
RGS Conference team.
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