mobility

Interviews

Can Universities Learn to Leave Behind Air Travel?

Tamara Ben Ari & Parke Wilde - 22 October 2024

At a time when global research is showing that aviation is a carbon-intensive form of transport whose growth...

Interviews

Migration and Inequalities: The Importance of Social Class

Garance Clément & Claire Gellereau & Hélène Steinmetz & Anne-Catherine Wagner & translated by Oliver Waine - 19 November 2021

Since the 1990s, Anne-Catherine Wagner’s research has focused on migrants from the most affluent classes in society....

From the Field

Made in China, Sold in West Africa

Anne Bouhali & Nora Mareï & Mamadou Dimé & translated by Oliver Waine - 31 May 2019

From a small border post between Senegal and Mauritania, Anne Bouahli, Nora Mareï and Mamadou Dimé follow the journey...

Debates

Private Infrastructure and Urban Government: How Vélib’ Veered Off Course in Paris

Maxime Huré & translated by Oliver Waine - 17 May 2019

When the city of Paris entrusted its decade-old bike-share service, Vélib’, to a new provider in January 2018,...

From the Field

Dunkirk as a New “Laboratory” for Free Transit

Henri Briche & Maxime Huré & translated by Oliver Waine - 29 June 2018

From September 2018, the public transport network in Dunkirk, France, will be free of charge for all users. Henri...

Debates

A flat-rate travel card for the Paris region: revolution or illusion?

Marie-Hélène Massot & translated by Oliver Waine - 6 November 2015

Fare “dezoning” in the Paris region – a key reform to mark the end of Jean-Paul Huchon’s term as leader of...

Essays

Could harmonised working times spell an end to the rush hour?

Emmanuel Munch & translated by Oliver Waine - 12 February 2014

Efforts to coordinate working hours across urban territories have increased in recent years. By exploring the...

From the Field

Château Rouge: a “Little Africa” in Paris?

Marie Chabrol & translated by Oliver Waine - 22 May 2013

The Château Rouge area of Paris is regarded as an “African neighbourhood”. But what is the reality behind this image?...

Essays

Teenage mobility: a socialised and socialising practice

Julian Devaux & Nicolas Oppenchaim & translated by Oliver Waine - 27 March 2013

The comings and goings of teenagers, while a frequent source of tension in the parent–child relationship, are a...

Reviews

Free public transport: from social experiment to political alternative?

Maxime Huré & translated by Oliver Waine - 20 March 2013

In a work combining storytelling and reflection, a local councillor and a philosopher analyse the policy of free...

From the Field

Renovation and consultation: Parisian approaches to redeveloping public spaces

Bruno Gouyette & translated by Oliver Waine - 6 February 2013

When renovating its public spaces, how does the city of Paris implement consultation processes required by French law...

From the Field

Children’s autonomy and our relationship with public spaces

Clément Rivière & translated by Oliver Waine - 7 November 2012

The relationship between children and the city – a subject seldom studied in France in the past – has in recent years...

Reviews

Marne-la-Vallée: from new town to true town?

Laurent Cailly & translated by Oliver Waine - 31 October 2012

The redefinition of relations between a city’s centre and its outskirts is often described as the rise of a...

Debates

From Vélib’ to Autolib’: private corporations’ involvement in urban mobility policy

Maxime Huré & translated by Oliver Waine - 25 April 2012

In December 2011 – four years after the launch of Vélib’ – Paris inaugurated Autolib’, the largest system of...

Debates

Is rising home ownership bad for employment?

Jean Bosvieux & Bernard Coloos & translated by Oliver Waine - 9 November 2011

Homeowners everywhere are less mobile than tenants. However, does home ownership have a negative effect on...

Essays

Beyond dreams of village life: residential clubs and clubbisation

Éric Charmes & translated by Oliver Waine - 26 October 2011

At a time of increasing “metropolisation” and ever greater pressure on mobility, how can neighbourhood attachments be...

Can Universities Learn to Leave Behind Air Travel?

Migration and Inequalities: The Importance of Social Class

Made in China, Sold in West Africa

Private Infrastructure and Urban Government: How Vélib’ Veered Off Course in Paris

Dunkirk as a New “Laboratory” for Free Transit

A flat-rate travel card for the Paris region: revolution or illusion?

Could harmonised working times spell an end to the rush hour?

Château Rouge: a “Little Africa” in Paris?

Teenage mobility: a socialised and socialising practice

Free public transport: from social experiment to political alternative?

Renovation and consultation: Parisian approaches to redeveloping public spaces

Children’s autonomy and our relationship with public spaces

Marne-la-Vallée: from new town to true town?

From Vélib’ to Autolib’: private corporations’ involvement in urban mobility policy

Is rising home ownership bad for employment?

Beyond dreams of village life: residential clubs and clubbisation

Series

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