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Summary
Summary
Living in a contemporary developed society means having access to a myriad of ways to communicate. One can either use public or private transport to meet others and talk face to face, or use a variety of communication networks, like mobile or fixed telephones or the internet, to travel virtually.
Personal Mobilities provides a systematic study of personal movement focusing on the dimensions of space, individuals, societies and technologies. Kellerman examines a variety of personal mobilities, including air transportation, through several perspectives, examining the human need for movement, their anchoring within wider societal trends, commonalities and differences among mobility technologies and international differences.
Although spatial mobility seems geographical by its very nature, the topic has been so far treated only partially, and mainly by sociologists. Personal Mobilities highlights geographical as well as sociological aspects and is the first book to focus solely on personal mobilities.
Author Notes
Aharon Kellerman is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Geography at the University of Haifa, Israel
Table of Contents
List of Figures | p. vii |
List of Tables | p. viii |
Preface | p. ix |
Abbreviations | p. xi |
Chapter 1 Introduction | p. 1 |
Mobilities | p. 6 |
Extensibility and Access(ibility) | p. 9 |
Speed | p. 10 |
Convenience | p. 12 |
Mobility and Fixity | p. 13 |
Conclusion | p. 18 |
Chapter 2 Individuals | p. 20 |
Personal Needs for Mobility and Fixity | p. 20 |
Mobility as Good and Product | p. 30 |
On-the-move Behaviour | p. 34 |
A Basic Model of Mobility | p. 46 |
Conclusion | p. 49 |
Chapter 3 Society | p. 51 |
The New Modernity | p. 52 |
Modernities and Mobilities | p. 53 |
Globalization and Mobility | p. 58 |
Societal Models for Mobility | p. 62 |
Time-space and Mobility | p. 64 |
Social Exclusion, Integration and Mobility | p. 66 |
Language and Mobility | p. 67 |
Conclusion | p. 70 |
Chapter 4 Technologies | p. 72 |
Personal Mobility Technologies | p. 73 |
Technologies, Space and Society | p. 87 |
Use Relationships | p. 102 |
Conclusion | p. 108 |
Chapter 5 Nations | p. 109 |
Adoption of Mobility Media | p. 110 |
North American Patterns | p. 112 |
European Trends | p. 118 |
The Israeli Case | p. 123 |
Comparative Expenditure Trends | p. 124 |
Conclusion | p. 126 |
Chapter 6 Places | p. 128 |
Meanings of Place | p. 129 |
The Local and the Distant | p. 131 |
Places and Mobility | p. 134 |
Non-places | p. 137 |
Homes as Places | p. 139 |
Tourist Places | p. 142 |
Conclusion | p. 143 |
Chapter 7 Cities | p. 145 |
Urban Spatial Structure and Mobilities | p. 146 |
Transitions in Daily Conduct | p. 152 |
Virtual Mobility Businesses | p. 154 |
Conclusion | p. 156 |
Chapter 8 Flight | p. 159 |
Flight Volume and Composition | p. 160 |
Flight Sources and Factors | p. 161 |
Aeromobility | p. 162 |
Aviation, Transportation and Communications | p. 165 |
Flight and Virtual Mobility | p. 166 |
International Comparisons | p. 168 |
Conclusion | p. 171 |
Chapter 9 Conclusion | p. 172 |
Outline of Personal Mobilities | p. 172 |
Personal Mobilities, Society and Space | p. 179 |
Questions for Future Study | p. 185 |
References | p. 188 |
Index | p. 201 |