Abstract
This article investigates social inclusion from the perspective of smart mobility and transport, which are core aspects of smart city policy. More specifically, it discusses older people’s mobility practice in smart city environments as a phenomenon at the intersection of age, digital ICT and data. Drawing on mobility studies, communications and critical data studies the article uses the following questions to frame its analysis: How transport (and) mobility practices interact with mobile ICT use in smart cities? What do we know about the transport mobilities of older people? What do we know about the mobile media and ICT practices of older people? After introducing the concepts of smart city and smart mobility the article discusses these questions through literature review, secondary data, and examples from public transportation services in the city of London, one of Europe’s principal ‘smart’ cities. The analysis highlights age-bias in inherited transport systems, gaps in available data about older people’s mobility practices and their media and ICT use, and opportunities for more inclusive and sustainable smart transport.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population |
Subtitle of host publication | Technology and Society |
Editors | Q. Gao , J. Zhou |
Place of Publication | Cham |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 312-326 |
Number of pages | 15 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 10 Jul 2020 |
Event | 6th International Conference, ITAP 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 19 Jul 2020 → 24 Jul 2020 |
Publication series
Name | Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
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Publisher | Springer |
Volume | 12209 |
Conference
Conference | 6th International Conference, ITAP 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference |
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Abbreviated title | HCII 2020 |
Country/Territory | Denmark |
City | Copenhagen |
Period | 19/07/20 → 24/07/20 |
Bibliographical note
The final authenticated version is available online at https://doi.org/10.1007%2F978-3-030-50232-4_22Keywords
- Age
- Data
- Older people
- Smart city
- Smart mobility
- Social inclusion
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Maria Sourbati
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