Towards an understanding of the social meanings of mobility. The case of Esslingen, Germany

Tobias Kuttler

A chapter in Re-thinking Mobility Poverty. Understanding Users' Geographies, Backgrounds and Aptitudes, 2020, pp 237-250 from ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics

Abstract: This chapter focuses on a German case study, in Esslingen, southern Germany, investigating the mobility poverty of elderly people and refugees. In an economically dynamic region such as southern Germany, with a generally highly mobile population, impediments to a person's mobility can limit her or his opportunities and social participation. Although these groups have very different characteristics and mobility needs, both face similar challenges as regards mobility. Furthermore, this study region is the focus of attention here due to its high number of initiatives involving a very specific solution: "citizens' buses".

Keywords: Mobility Poverty; Social Exclusion; Transport Poverty; Accessibility; Transport Inequality; Social Inequality; Digital Mobility; Rural Mobility; Peri-Urban Regions; Relational Mobility; Mobilities Studies; Social Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O18 P25 R11 R40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.4324/9780367333317-22

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