Conveners
SS_17 PERSPECTIVES ON COMMONING MOBILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY
- Anna Nikolaeva (University of Amsterdam)
- Luca Bertolini (University of Amsterdam)
- Enrica Papa (University of Westminster)
‘Commoning mobility’ emerged as a prominent concept in recent scholarship on just mobility transitions. From this perspective, which redefines mobility as a ‘collective good’, mobility is social and shared: mobilities are co-produced in that people plan and perform mobilities together. Given the interdependence and materiality of mobilities, people shape each other’s lives as they move (or...
Recently, a range of community-driven practices aimed at improving accessibility has gained increasing prominence and recognition. These initiatives, which emphasize the critical role of accessibility as a fundamental resource for activity participation and social inclusion, are characterized by a reliance on collaboration among individuals actively engaged in the co-creation and governance of...
Recent post-growth scholarship has begun to problematize the strong growth orientation in transport planning, with new investments in transport serving primary as ‘spatial’ or ‘mobility’ fixes, rather than serving other socio-ecological objectives. However, it has done so in ways that reproduce public sector-led and/or individual mobility transformations. It has thereby overlooked a wide range...
This paper critically situates the notion of ‘commoning accessibility’ within the wider context of the changing European welfare state. In many peripheral areas across Europe accessibility is under pressure due to the privatization and deregulation of public transport, the enclosure and commercialization of public spaces, and the withdrawal of services such as healthcare. Recently, the notion...
