Overview

This thought-provoking book analyses recent innovations for researching travel behaviour over the life course. Original in its approach, it synthesises quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods to contribute to conceptual, methodological and empirical advancements in the field.Through a rich array of new studies, leading scholars from across the globe present work that pushes the theoretical boundaries of mobility biographies research. A balanced range of methods are showcased to establish a fruitful dialogue between disciplines and methodologies, overcoming the prevalence of statistical analyses of travel behaviour data that has governed the field. The book goes beyond a mere stocktaking exercise by offering critical reflections of previous work from a variety of backgrounds, including geography, sociology, psychology, transport planning and civil engineering. Mobility and Travel Behaviour Across the Life Course is a key resource for students, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and established researchers in areas such as transport studies, geography and urban planning. Furthermore, policy makers and planners will benefit from the practical recommendations included throughout.

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Author:   Joachim Scheiner ,  Henrike Rau
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.604kg
ISBN:  

9781789907803

ISBN 10:   1789907802
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   08 December 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: Preface xvii Acknowledgements xviii 1 Mobility across the life course: an introduction to a dialogue 1 Henrike Rau and Joachim Scheiner PART I THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT 2 Turning points in car ownership over the life course: contributions from biographical interviews and panel data 17 Kiron Chatterjee and Ben Clark 3 Quality and quantity in mobility biographies research: experiences from a mixed method study of non-cyclists in Germany 33 Henrike Rau, Monika Popp and Johannes Mahne-Bieder 4 Testing theories of travel behaviour change: the case for the latent transition model 50 Maarten Kroesen 5 Effect of respondent engagement on data quality in travel behaviour and retrospective mobility surveys 67 Romain Crastes dit Sourd and Chiara Calastri 6 Towards a mobility biography approach to long-distance travel and ‘mobility links’ 82 Giulio Mattioli 7 Job-mobility biographies in coworking spaces: a theoretical contribution to new social and spatial restructurings 100 Timo Ohnmacht, Thao Thi Vu and Widar von Arx PART II EMPIRICAL STUDIES 8 Episodes of carlessness across the life course 118 Nicholas J. Klein and Michael J. Smart 9 Gendered car allocation in couples sharing a car: a life course approach 133 Joachim Scheiner and Christian Holz-Rau 10 Car sharing, life stages and young people’s approach to daily mobilities: a dialogue between qualitative and quantitative research findings 152 Tanu Priya Uteng and Eivind Farstad 11 A qualitative exploration of children’s attitudes toward bicycling in Davis, California 172 Brigitte Driller, Calvin G. Thigpen and Susan Handy 12 How childhood experiences affect travel behaviour differently across generations: an example of structural equation modelling in mobility biographies research 190 Veronique Van Acker, Corinne Mulley and Loan Ho 13 Life cycle stages, daily contacts, and activity–travel time allocation for the benefit of self and others 206 Konstadinos G. Goulias, Elizabeth C. McBride and Rongxiang Su 14 The cycling trajectories of e-bike users: a biographical approach 221 Dimitri Marincek, Emmanuel Ravalet and Patrick Rérat PART III LOOKING BACK TO LOOK FORWARD 15 Mobility across the life course – looking back to look forward 242 Henrike Rau and Joachim Scheiner Index

Reviews

'Travel behaviour is an essential part of people's lives, which involves various long-term mobility decisions. In this regard, this book presents a collection of frontier research on mobility and travel behaviour based on the life course approach. Drawing on new concepts and theories, it demonstrates how quantitative and qualitative methodologies can be used to better understand mobility and travel behaviour. Anybody who is interested in travel behaviour and mobility as well as the life course approach would benefit from this volume.' -- Junyi Zhang, Hiroshima University, Japan

Author Information

Edited by Joachim Scheiner, Department of Transport Planning, Faculty of Spatial Planning, Technische Universität Dortmund and Henrike Rau, Department of Geography, LMU Munich, Germany

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