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Can Public Bike Sharing Systems Encourage Migrant Women to Use Bicycles?
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Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS), Wien
Abstract To increase the number of cyclists more detailed knowledge about potential user groups is required. This article provides empirical results on one such potential user group: migrant women who did not learn to cycle in their childhood but then trained in adult cycling courses. We argue that many of t... view more
To increase the number of cyclists more detailed knowledge about potential user groups is required. This article provides empirical results on one such potential user group: migrant women who did not learn to cycle in their childhood but then trained in adult cycling courses. We argue that many of these migrant women interested in cycling will not own bikes even after successfully finishing the course. This article considers whether and how the use of public bike schemes (PBS) can bridge this gap between (re-)starting cycling and owning a bike. In an experimental setting, a PBS-training-module was tested and a survey among migrant cycling course participants was conducted.... view less
Keywords
mobility; migrant; user research; utilization; user; woman; choice of means of transport; public space; bicycle
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Sociology of Traffic
Free Keywords
Cycling; public bike sharing (PBS)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
City
Wien
Page/Pages
21 p.
Series
Reihe Soziologie / Institut für Höhere Studien, Abt. Soziologie, 123
ISSN
1605-8011
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications