Mobile Practices: a perspective on classification of mobility hubs
Authors
Christensen, Rasmus Bjerrum ; Østergaard, Signe
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2022
Submitted on
2022-06-08
Pages
75
Abstract
Dette studie undersøger fire forskellige mobilitetshubs i Aalborg Kommune for at se, hvordan mobile situationer udspiller sig i praksis. Med mobilitetshubs menes steder, hvor transportformer mødes og skifter, som fx knudepunkter og stationer. Formålet er at afklare, om forskellige “mobile praksisser” – dvs. måder folk bevæger sig og handler på, når de er på farten – findes i forskellige typer af hubs, og om denne viden kan bruges til at klassificere hubs. Studiet er kvalitativt med udgangspunkt i fænomenologi, som fokuserer på menneskers oplevede praksisser. Data er indsamlet gennem observationer på de fire hubs og analyseret med rammeværket Staging Mobilities af Ole B. Jensen, som hjælper med at forstå, hvordan bevægelse, rum og sociale regler formes i mobilitetssituationer. Resultaterne viser, at mobile praksisser generelt er præget af effektivitet og social undgåelse: Folk stiller sig i kø som en “perforeret slange” med afstand mellem hinanden, og de skaber “desire lines” – de mest direkte ruter – for at komme hurtigst frem. Disse mønstre går igen på tværs af alle fire hubklassifikationer. Derfor konkluderer studiet, at der ikke er en klar sammenhæng mellem de observerede mobile praksisser og hubklassifikation, og at mobile praksisser ikke bør være afgørende for at klassificere mobilitetshubs.
This study examines four different mobility hubs in Aalborg Municipality to understand how mobile situations unfold in everyday practice. Mobility hubs are places where transport modes meet and people switch between them, such as junctions and stations. The aim is to determine whether different “mobile practices”—the ways people move and act while on the go—appear in different types of hubs, and whether this understanding can support hub classification. The study uses a qualitative approach grounded in phenomenology, focusing on lived practices. Data were collected through observations at the four hubs and analyzed using Ole B. Jensen’s Staging Mobilities framework, which helps explain how movement, space, and social norms shape mobility situations. Findings show that mobile practices are generally driven by efficiency and social avoidance: people queue like a “perforated snake,” keeping distance from one another, and create “desire lines”—the most direct routes—to move quickly. These patterns are similar across all four hub classifications. The study concludes there is no clear link between observed mobile practices and hub classification, and that mobile practices should not be a determining factor when classifying mobility hubs.
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