Life events and mobility milestones: Advances in mobility biography theory and research

Henrike Rau and Richard Manton

Journal of Transport Geography, 2016, vol. 52, issue C, 51-60

Abstract: The concept of mobility biographies has recently gained considerable currency in social-scientific transport research, reflecting increasing awareness of the long-term development of mobility practices. To complement existing work on the effects of major life events on mobility practices, we introduce the novel concept of ‘mobility milestones’, that is, mobility-related events across the life course that show a very high dependence on (infra)structural factors. Overall, the paper explicitly recognises the centrality of interactions between structural factors and human agency, thereby moving beyond a sole focus on individual travel behaviour.

Keywords: Mobility biography; Life events; Mobility milestones; Travel behaviour; Online survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2016.02.010

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