The UQ|UP community is warmly invited to join an engaging online workshop hosted by the International Geographical Union (IGU) Transport and Geography Commission. This event will explore the intersections of gender, mobility, and transport through three cutting-edge perspectives from Australia. UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani has been a member of the IGU Transport & Geography Commission since … Continue reading
We now know that transport and mobility have strong social, cultural, and political dimensions, they’re not merely technical disciplines. In this new paper, UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani and her colleagues in Vietnam investigate the reasons why people are so attached to motorcycles in two Vietnamese megacities, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. They find that motorcycles … Continue reading
Ali Cheshmehzangi, Head of the School of Architecture, Design and Planning (ADP) A few years ago, when I lectured about urban mobility, I used to touch on the importance of public transportation (PT). I stressed that PT should not be perceived as “PPT” or ‘Poor People’s Transportation’. This common misconception needed to be addressed, especially … Continue reading
In the heart of Tirana, Albania, the Destil Creative Hub played host to a vibrant conversation about urban mobility during a recent Green Sofa Talk organized by Heinrich Boll Stiftung, the German Green Party’s Foundation. The engaging event saw about 30-40 attendees eager to delve into the complexities of mobility in a city that continues … Continue reading
UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani, was invited by GIZ Tirana to share her feminist perspective on urban development and mobility. Roughly 60 people attended the #giztalks “Gender and the City: A Feminist Perspective on Urban Mobility”. Dorina centred her presentation on the key role of sustainable mobility policies in achieving gender equity. Continue reading
Urban mobility must tackle an over-reliance on automobiles, which has led to both sprawl and inequity of access to amenities and opportunities, if it is to re-invent itself. Citizens, particularly in the Global South, are already spending on informal, often unregulated private transport. To learn about this and more, listen to: The Oblique Life Global … Continue reading
UQ|UP Dorina Pojani was invited at a roundtable on sustainable mobility in Tirana, organised by Les Ateliers. Other roundtable participants included Tirana’s Deputy Mayor and the Director of Transport Planning. Les Ateliers | International workshops of planning and urban design is a non profit- organization based in Cergy, France dedicated to co-develop ideas that tackle … Continue reading
Worldwide, urban areas dedicate huge amounts of land to accommodate vehicles, both moving and parked. While parking has its benefits for motorists, it also has deleterious effects on urban liveability and environment. Despite growing interest in parking issues, including the recent publication of Parking: An International Perspective, this remains an under-researched field. Given major research … Continue reading
Mobility as a Service (MaaS) represents a new way of thinking about about transport. It has the potential to be the most significant innovation in transport since the advent of the automobile. In a move away from dependence on privately owned cars or multiple transport apps, MaaS combines mobility services from public transport, taxis, car … Continue reading
Transformative human mobilities in a changing climate This project aims to investigate the potential for diverse forms of human mobility, particularly relocation and migration, with climate change adaptation across the Pacific Islands region. The project aims to utilise policy analysis and in-depth case study research, conducted across five countries, to inform the creation of a … Continue reading