Dear Colleagues
Apologies for cross-posting
We are inviting abstract submissions to a TGRG sponsored session at the
2015 RGS-IBG Annual International Conference entitled "Understanding
inequalities in transport and mobility"
The socio-spatial impacts of transport provision and mobility have been
understood in several different ways. While some studies focus on the
equity impacts (e.g. Nuwarsoo et al., 2009), some emphasise the
distributional impacts of transport provision and socio-spatial
inequalities attached to them (e.g. Bureau and Glachant, 2011; Markovich
and Lucas, 2011; Santos Rojey, 2004). Whether poverty is caused by or leads
to transport disadvantages is also examined differently. Moreover, the
social bonds created by and the needs met by increased accessibility are
recognised to be important considerations. Overall, how we understand
inequality in transport and mobility has both epistemological and
ontological aspects. Understanding different framings of social justice
might be one way to explain this (Martens, 2006; Beyazit, 2011).
In this session, we are interested in different ways of conceptualising and
researching inequality in transport. We seek papers that look at inequality
in transport and mobility across social groups, geographical contexts and
transport models. The papers can cover a variety of areas from
distributional environmental impacts of active travel to infrastructure
provision across nations.
Topics of interest include, but not limited to:
- Theoretical and empirical contributions to the discussion on
distributional equity and transport
- Theoretical approaches to conceptualising social, spatial and
environmental inequalities in transport
- Examples of transport policies that tackle socio-spatial
inequalities in different countries
If you would like to submit a proposed paper for this session, please
submit the following information to the session convenors Eda Beyazit (
[log in to unmask]) and Nihan Akyelken ([log in to unmask])
by Monday 9th February 2015.
- Title
- Authors, affiliations and email addresses
- Presenter(s)
- Abstract (up to 300 words)
We may seek interest in a journal special issue following on from this
session.
Thank you.
Eda & Nihan
Beyazit, E. (2011) Evaluating Social Justice in Transport: Lessons to be
learned from the Capability Approach, Transport Reviews 31 (1) pp.117-134
Bureau, B., and Glachant, M. (2008) Distributional effects of road pricing:
Assessment of nine scenarios for Paris, Transportation Research Part A:
Policy and Practice, 42(7), pp. 994-1007.
Markovich, J. and Lucas, K. (2011) The Social and Distributional Impacts of
Transport: A Literature Review. Working Paper Series, Transport Studies
Unit, Oxford. N.1055
Martens, K. (2006) Basing transport planning on principles of social justice
<http://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=Kf0flYsAAAAJ&citation_for_view=Kf0flYsAAAAJ:9yKSN-GCB0IC>,
Berkeley Planning Journal 19 (1)
Nuworsoo, C., Golub, A., and Deakin, E. (2009) Analyzing equity impacts of
transit fare changes: Case study of Alameda–Contra Costa Transit,
California. Evaluation and Program Planning 32 (4), pp.360–368
Santos, G., and Rojey, L. (2004) Distributional impacts of road pricing:
the truth behind the myth, Transportation, 31(1), pp. 21-42
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Dr. Eda Beyazit
Lecturer
Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture
Department of Urban & Regional Planning
http://faculty.itu.edu.tr/beyazite/
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Visiting Research Associate
School of Geography and the Environment
Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford
http://www.tsu.ox.ac.uk/people/ebeyazit.html
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