The Walkable City

This book explores everyday walking in contemporary urban life. It brings together important theoretical and empirical insights to understand how the 'walkability' of urban spaces can be imagined, planned for, and experienced.

Autorentext

Jennie Middleton is Associate Professor in Human Geography in the Transport Studies Unit and the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford. She is a human geographer with interests in everyday mobilities, care in the city, and innovative methodologies for urban research.

Inhalt

1. Introducing the 'Walkable City' 2. Pedestrian Infrastructures 3. Walking as Social Differentiation 4. Walking Rhythms and the Politics of Time 5. Pedestrian Politics of (Non) Encounters 6. Walking Bodies, Emotional Geographies, and Mobile Methods 7. Stepping Forwards: Some Concluding Thoughts