te Brommelstroet, M., Nikolaeva, A., Glaser, M., Nicolaisen, M. S., & Chan, C. (2017). Traveling together alone and alone together: Mobility and potential exposure to diversity. Applied Mobilities, 2(1), 1-15.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23800127.2017.1283122
Traveling together alone and alone together
Mobility and potential exposure to diversity
Quantity and quality of social relations correlate with our happiness and physical health. Our (feeling of) connectedness also matters for the efficacy and functioning of communities and societies as a whole. Different mobility practices offer different conditions for being exposed
to other people and the environment. Such exposure influences a sense of being connected to places, communities and societies. In transport planning practice and research, these relations are slowly getting attention. In this paper, we develop an analytical framework that offers a comprehensive understanding on if and how one’s experiences of being on the move influence the ability of an individual to develop a sense of connectedness.
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