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Till Koglin

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Spatial dimensions of the marginalisation of cycling

Author

  • Till Koglin

Summary, in English

Research has shown that bicycling is a marginalised mode of transport in Sweden, especially in Sweden’s capital city Stockholm. This leads to the question, why that might be the case. Koglin and Rye (2014) have already touched upon the issue of space when it comes to the marginalisation of cycling. In this paper I analyse the impact of the spatial dimension further and connect the spatial dimension to a form of rationalisation of transport planning that has been very influential in Swedish transport planning. The theoretical starting point for this paper is threefold. First, the overarching framework builds on the production of space by Lefebvre (1991 [1974]. This theoretical framework offers a deeper understanding of how space is produced and what effects that might have on the everyday life of people. Second, the rationalisation of the social sciences (Marcuse2002 [1964]) and 1999 [1941]) is connected to the development of transport planning as a rational profession that is scientifically valid. Third, the concept of urban space wars is used to theorise on the effects of this kind of rationalisation (Bauman 1998; 1999). Through this theorisation of space and transport planning an entity into the field of transport planning and the marginalisation has been developed. From that starting point the Swedish transport and urban planning system is analysed. The empirical data comes from planning documents, policies and visions for transport and cycling in Sweden. Through the analysis and the connections to the theoretical framework of this paper it is shown that Swedish transport and urban planning operate on very rational levels that marginalise cycling in many cities around Sweden.

Department/s

  • Transport and Roads

Publishing year

2018

Language

English

Document type

Conference paper: abstract

Topic

  • Civil Engineering

Conference name

Royal Geographical Society with IBG, Annual Conference

Conference date

2018-08-28 - 2018-08-31

Conference place

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Status

Published

Project

  • Planering av strategisk cykelinfrastruktur