Impacts and Challenges for Developing Countries

Boutueil, Virginie; Aguiléra, Anne

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“…Indeed, the scientific literature on shared mobility has mainly focused on the Global North, notably the U.S.A., and/or on some specific services, notably ride-sourcing (1,3,25). Few scientific studies have taken a closer look at shared mobility in countries or cities of the Global South (4,24,26,27). The failure to embrace the diversity of shared mobility in the countries and cities of the Global South puts the scientific community at risk of developing biased visions of, and partial taxonomies for, shared mobility worldwide.…”

Section: Shared Mobility In the Global South And The Global North: Th...mentioning

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Trends in Competition among Digital Platforms for Shared Mobility: Insights from a Worldwide Census and Prospects for Research

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Nemett

Quillerier

2021

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation R

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Mobility systems in metropolitan areas in both the Global North and the Global South have entered an era of rapid change since the early 2010s under the influence of mobile information and communication technologies (ICTs). Mobile ICT-based shared mobility platforms have been filling some of the gaps in transport supply left by historical modes of transport (i.e., private cars, public transit, and for-hire services). Shared mobility digital platforms are a subcategory of mobility applications that give individual customers direct and full access to one or several shared mobility services. Based on a worldwide systematic census, this paper documents the diversity of services provided by such platforms, then analyzes the trends in geographic distribution and competition among platforms across the world’s metropolises. It proposes a new classification of shared mobility services. Since innovations in shared mobility are also taking a leading place in the Global South, future research avenues in this field are discussed in an effort to break away from the prior focus of the scientific literature on the Global North. The census brings out four original findings. First, the rise of shared mobility digital platforms is a worldwide metropolitan phenomenon transcending the traditional distinction between the Global North and the Global South. Second, emerging countries have become clusters for innovation and competition among platforms. Third, three types of shared mobility digital platforms are identified based on geographic reach (local, regional, or global). Fourth, shared mobility digital platforms providing for-hire services are the most widespread in the world.

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Section: Shared Mobility In the Global South And The Global North: Th...mentioning

confidence: 99%