Re-thinking Mobility Poverty

This book seeks to better conceptualise and define mobility poverty, addressing both its geographies and socio-economic landscapes. It moves beyond the analysis of 'transport poverty' and innovatively explores mobility inequalities and social construction of mobility disadvantages.
The debate on mobility poverty is gaining momentum due to its role in triggering social exclusion and economic deprivation. In this light, this book examines the social construction of mobility poverty by delving into mobility patterns and needs as they are differently experienced by social groups in different geographical situations. It considers factors such as the role of transport regimes and their social value when analysing the social construction of individual-s mobility needs. Furthermore, the gaps between articulated and unarticulated needs are identified by observing actual travel patterns of individuals. The book offers a comparison of the global phenomenon through fieldwork conducted in six different European countries - Greece, Portugal, Italy, Luxembourg, Romania and Germany.
This book will be useful reading for planners, sociologists, geographers, mobility/transport researchers, mobility advocates, policy-makers and transport practitioners.
The Open Access version of this book, available at https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367333317, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Tobias Kuttler is a geographer and urban planner, working on urban development, mobility and social disadvantage. He is a researcher at TU Berlin and PhD Candidate at TU Munich. He is writing his PhD dissertation on the transformation of the taxi industry in Mumbai, India. Massimo Moraglio is a Senior Researcher at Technische Universitat Berlin and Coordinator of the MBA "Sustainable Mobility". His work explores the relationship between technology and society, focusing on scenarios and transitions. He is a member of the editorial board of Mobilities and Applied Mobilities, and editor-in-chief of The Journal of Transport History.

Foreword: A Mobility Justice Lens on Mobility Poverty by Mimi Sheller Introduction; Part 1: Social Skills and Individual Aptitudes 1. Learning Mobility 2. Unequal Mobilities, Network Capital and Mobility Justice 3. The Impact of Life Events on Travel Behaviour Part 2: Geographies of Mobility Poverty 4. The Spatial Dimension of Mobility Poverty 5. The Urban Arena 6. The Rural Arena Part 3: Societal Roots and Impacts 7. Women and Gender-Related Aspects 8. People on Low Income and Unemployed Persons 9. Impacts on Mobility in An Ageing Europe 10. The Predicaments of European Disabled People 11. Migrants, Ethnic Minorities and Mobility Poverty 12. Children and Young People Part 4: The Fieldwork 13. Forced Car Ownership and Forced Bus Usage. Contrasting Realities of Unemployed And Elderly People In Rural Regions: The Case Of Guarda, Portugal 14. Perception of Mobility Poverty in Remote Peri-Urban Salento (Italy) 15. Isolation, Individualism and Sharing: Mobility Poverty in Naxos And Small Cyclades, Greece 16. Unmet Needs: Exploring Mobility Poverty in Buz-u, Romania 17. Towards an Understanding of The Social Meanings of Mobility - The Case Of Esslingen, Germany 18. Mobility Poverty in Luxembourg: Crossing Borders, Real Estate, Vulnerable Groups and Migrants Conclusion Findings and Conclusions