Abstract
This paper explores the everyday mobilities of low-income populations during the Covid-19 pandemic through a mixed-methods study in İstanbul. It shows how additional economic burdens brought by the Covid-19 pandemic interplay with low-income residents’ attitudes towards using different transport modes, mobility levels, and concerns over public transport use based on socioeconomic and demographic differences. It suggests that household structures, social networks and perceived mobility restrictions tend to be associated with mobility patterns and practices. The paper argues that changes and continuities in mobility trends and practices due to the pandemic should be considered with broader social and economic dynamics at the household and community level. It draws key lessons learned concerning the pandemic mobilities to be transferred to future transport policy and mobility governance so that intragenerational inequalities could be mainstreamed in these policy domains.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 102903 |
| Journal | Habitat International |
| Volume | 141 |
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| Publication status | Published - Nov 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023
Funding
This research was conducted as part of the University of Oxford Research & Public Policy Partnership Scheme. We are very thankful to the policy partners in this project, the İstanbul Investment Agency of the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), particularly Ms Asena Selçuk, for her leadership in managing the project and to Mr Ozan Şakar for his invaluable contributions. We would also like to extend our thanks to Prof Murat Şeker of İstanbul Planning Agency and the IMM Çözüm Merkezi for their support throughout the various stages of the project. Finally, we thank the anonymous reviewers and the Editor for their insightful and constructive feedback.
Keywords
- Covid-19
- Mobility governance
- Pandemic mobilities
- Urban inequality
- İstanbul
