Mobilizing meanings of mobility: car users’ constructions of the goods and bads of car use

Hagman, Olle

doi:10.1016/s1361-9209(02)00014-7

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“…This is consistent with the literature on both EMP (Kingham et al¸2001;Dickinson et al, 2003;De Witte et al, 2008;Cairn et al, 2010) and commuting, which shows that costs and convenience are the key criteria of a transport mode choice (Hagman, 2003;Anable, 2005). Also some less costly measures appear to be effective: strategies favouring trials of alternative modes of transport and the diffusion of information.…”

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“…Costs, both in monetary terms and in travel time, and convenience are commonly accepted as being the two key factors in a commuter's choice of a mode of transport (Comsis Corporation, 1993;Hagman, 2003;Anable, 2005). Although most alternatives to the car offer a cost advantage through the sharing or eliminating of expenses, many commuters weigh this saving against the potential reduction in convenience and choose to drive alone (Rodriguez and Joo, 2004).…”

Section: Pull and Push Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

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On the mobility policies of companies: What are the good practices? The Belgian case

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As the sources of commuting traffic, companies have an important role in the mobility debate. In recent years, they have developed a variety of initiatives to improve the mobility of their employees. Though, their visions and actions are often neglected in the research literature. This paper aims at identifying the "good practices" of mobility policies of workplaces located in Belgium. To achieve this objective, existing researches and two large-scale Belgian surveys of commuting are analysed. First, a classification method is applied to the data in order to identify the workplaces where the alternative modes of transport which are promoted by the policy are popular among employees. Then, quantitative analyses are performed to find out what the good practices of mobility policies are.The results show that the best way of promoting an alternative mode of transport depends on the company's characteristics. The promotion of bicycles suits small workplaces best, while larger workplaces and those located in built-up areas or city centres suit the promotion of public transport best. Financial incentives, provision of facilities, diffusion of information, and parking management play all an important role in mobility management.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Section: Pull and Push Measuresmentioning

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“…At the same time, however, many individuals do not see any logical benefit in car ownership, particularly for new cars where the rate of depreciation is of the order of 50 per cent over three years. It is illustrative that research by Hagman (2003), in Sweden, came to the conclusion that car users understood the advantages and disadvantages of car use differently. Advantages were seen to accrue in definitive and personal ways.…”

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From ‘freedom of the open road’ to ‘cocooning’: Understanding resistance to change in personal private automobility

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Xenias

2015

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions

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“…Knowledge about EVs, in other words, is strongly gleaned through using them (Hagman 2003), and this use creates its own momentum towards further reinforcing behavior.…”

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Experts, theories, and electric mobility transitions: Toward an integrated conceptual framework for the adoption of electric vehicles

Sovacool

2017

Energy Research & Social Science

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I expand and integrate a theory of mobility (Automobility) with one of science and technology (Actor Network Theory) and one about social acceptance and user adoption (UTAUT).I apply this integrative framework to the diffusion (and non-diffusion) of electric vehicles and the process of electric mobility. I begin by presenting my methods, namely semi-structured qualitative research interviews with social theorists. Then, I present the three theories deemed most relevant by respondents. Automobility holds that, on a cultural or social level, automobiles exist as part of a complex, one that involves hardware and infrastructure-a hybridity between drivers and machines-along with patterns of identity and attitudes about driving pleasure. Actor Network Theory (ANT) involves the concepts of network assemblage, translation, enrollment, and actants and lieutenants. The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, or UTAUT, states that on an individual level, the adoption of new technologies will be predicated on interconnected factors such as performance expectancy, effort expectancy, and other facilitating conditions.Based largely on the original interview data supplemented with peer-reviewed studies, I propose a conceptual framework of user acceptance consisting of motile pleasure, sociality, sociotechnical commensurability, and habitual momentum. I conclude with implications for research and policy.

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Mobilizing meanings of mobility: car users’ constructions of the goods and bads of car use

Cited by 115 publications

References 12 publications

On the mobility policies of companies: What are the good practices? The Belgian case

On the mobility policies of companies: What are the good practices? The Belgian case

From ‘freedom of the open road’ to ‘cocooning’: Understanding resistance to change in personal private automobility

Experts, theories, and electric mobility transitions: Toward an integrated conceptual framework for the adoption of electric vehicles

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