Integrating gender into transport planning : from one to many tracks /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Scholten, Christina Lindkvist (Editor), Joelsson, Tanja (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; Chapter 1: The Political in Transport and Mobility: Towards a Feminist Analysis of Everyday Mobility and Transport Planning; Introduction; Using Gender as an Analytical Tool in Transport Planning; Transport Politics, Power and Gender?; Feminist Interventions in Transport Planning; Instruments for Change and Gendering Travel Surveys; Ways Forward in Transport Planning: Moving Beyond Gender Stereotypes; References; Part I: Feminist Interventions in Transport Planning
  • Chapter 2: Are We Still Not There Yet? Moving Further Along the Gender HighwayIntroduction; Conceptual and Methodological Perspectives; Definitions: Sustainability and Inclusive Design; The 'Old' Problem: The Unsustainable City of Man; The 'New' Problem: The Sustainable City; The New Emphasis on Public Transport; The School Run and Related Journeys; Provision of Ancillary Facilities and Local Centres; Conclusion and Recommendations; References; Chapter 3: Travel Choice Reframed: "Deep Distribution" and Gender in Urban Transport; Why Gender and the Right to the City in Urban Transport?
  • Reframing "Travel Choice"Social Position and Multiple Identities: Access and Control; Social Construction of (Public and Private) Space and Interests: Access, Mobility and Autonomy; Scales of Gendered Spatial Politics: The Right to the City; Gender Relations in Transport: The Right to Appropriation; Gender Relations in Transport: The Right to Participation; Transport Planning Revisited; References; Part II: Instruments for Change; Chapter 4: Gendered Perspectives on Swedish Transport Policy-Making: An Issue for Gendered Sustainability Too; Introduction; Transport Policy-Making
  • Significant Differences in Travel BehaviourNumber of Trips; Transport Distances; Summing Up the Travel Differences; Attitudes Towards Climate Change Measures Also Differ; Gender Not Visible in Transport Policy or Decisions; Representation in Decision-Making Far from Gender Equal; Discussion: Letting the Differences Matter; References; Chapter 5: How to Apply Gender Equality Goals in Transport and Infrastructure Planning; Introduction; Background; Overview of Gender in Transport Politics; Conceptualizing Goals of Gender Mainstreaming; An Objectives-Led Approach to Gender Impact Assessment
  • Operationalizing the Goals of Gender MainstreamingDemocracy and Influence on Decision-Making; Eliminate All Forms of Violence Against All Women and Girls; Equal Opportunities for Good Health and Personal Development, Including Access to Culture and Leisure; Equal Opportunities and Conditions for Education and Paid Work; Equal Distribution of Unpaid Housework and Provision of Care; Discussion; Conclusions; References; Part III: Gendering Travel Surveys; Chapter 6: Til Work Do Us Part: The Social Fallacy of Long-Distance Commuting; Introduction