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"Urban mobility is currently a major problem all over the world. Space is limited, and individuals aim for a level of quality in mobility that is only achieved by largely motorised solutions, which have a detrimental effect on the urban environment. Careful analysis of urban mobility systems across the world reveals that consistent and effective policies can only be defined and implemented if the various components of the system and their interrelations are considered. This book addresses the problem of managing urban mobility systems in a novel way by considering the complexity and diversity of the conurbation and agents involved in a UMS, putting forward the evidence that urban mobility must be managed at system level."--Publisher's site.

The study of multinational enterprises (MNE) responses to multiple and contradicting institutional prescriptions has traditionally focused on country-level differences. As the literature acknowledges the strategic impact of multi-level institutional processes (e.g. at the city level), however, analysis of MNEs institutional strategies needs to apply more fine-grained, field-oriented perspectives. Modeling the incorporation of such perspectives, this doctoral thesis explores a comparative case study of two MNE subsidiaries providing car-sharing services in the city-level environments of London (Zipcar) and San Francisco (Audi on demand). The primary case-study data consist of 38 semi-structured interviews with MNE subunit executives, MNE headquarter representatives, city authorities, competitors, and other field actors. A triangulation of 33 industry and governmental publications, available press articles, and the findings of an in-depth focus group enrich the data. First, the analysis depicts the complexity of the organizational field of Urban Mobility and the inherent interplay of various institutional audiences on different levels: MNE headquarter and subunit, nation and city as well as the respective normative, cultural-cognitive, and regulative demands. Moreover, it assesses the strength of institutional actors ties, coupling, and dependencies, thereby addressing the exploratory question: why and how do MNE subunits cope with multi-level institutional processes? Guided by previous theorizing on organizational identity in Organizational Studies (OS) and International Business (IB) research, the analysis reveals that distinct configurations of organizational identity-based enablers and mechanisms define the typology of MNE subunits pro-active institutional strategies. The enablers consist of intraorganizational member identity alignment, describing the congruence of values and goals withinorganizations; field position, delineating the organizations degree of embeddedness; status, defining external image and stakeholder expectations; and perceived power, determining the subunits perceived resource availability compared to other actors. Leveraging the mechanisms of critical self-reflexivity, coherent storytelling, and capability to mobilize others, MNE subunits seem to develop multiple identity configurations. These configurations lead in turn to various institutional responses, i.e. innovation, arbitrage, circumvention, or acquiescence. By emphasizing and outlining the importance of field-level organizational identity as opposed to country-level foreignness, the typology this thesis develops contributes to an institutional reorientation of IB research on multi-level institutional perspectives and strategy formulation, both in academia andpractice. ; submitted by Manuel Schneider ; Universität Linz, Dissertation, 2018 ; OeBB ; (VLID)3261354

Urban mobility is a major problem all over the world. This book addresses the problem of managing urban mobility systems in a novel way by considering the complexity and diversity of the conurbation and agents involved in a UMS, putting forward the evidence that urban mobility must be managed at system level.

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Future Trends And Developments For Urban Mobility -- Chapter 3. Approaches For Sustainable Urban Mobility Futures -- Chapter 4. A Holistic Sustainable Transition Approach – Theory To Action -- Chapter 5. Reflections On Sustainable Urban Mobility Futures -- Chpater 6. Conclusion And Perspectives.

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics ; African urban cities are growing very rapidly. By 2050, 1.2 billion people, or 60 percent of all Africans, will live in urban areas.1 We are witnessing an unprecedented pace of urbanization in Africa and we have seen similar movements in other continents before. This report presents a strategic and broad analysis on the problem of urban mobility in Luanda, capital of Angola. An integrated urban planning solution will be presented as one of the best alternatives in order to solve the problem. Throughout the analysis, the political importance will always be taken into consideration as a key success factor for the successful implementation of an integrated urban plan.

Pour son 12e colloque biennal, organisé à Trèves les 20 et 21 septembre 2019, l'Association internationale de droit de l'urbanisme s'est intéressée à l'important thème de la mobilité urbaine. Le présent ouvrage est le fruit des travaux du colloque. Une introduction générale et un rapport spécifique ont pour objet de circonscrire le champ et les enjeux du sujet retenu. Suivent divers rapports thématiques sur la question de savoir qui détient les compétences appelées à devoir être exercées pour assurer la mobilité urbaine, sur le point de savoir quelles sont les autorisations qui doivent être délivrées et les procédures qui doivent être suivies, sur l'articulation entre la politique de mobilité urbaine et la politique d'urbanisme, sur l'articulation entre la politique de mobilité urbaine et la politique de protection de l'environnement, ainsi que sur l'articulation entre la politique de mobilité urbaine et les questions de circulation et de stationnement. Un rapport de synthèse ponctue l'ensemble, en vue d'en présenter les principaux axes de réflexions. Sont publiés, à leur suite, les douze rapports nationaux qui ont fourni la substance des travaux thématiques et de synthèse. Dans l'ordre alphabétique, ces rapports concernent l'Allemagne, l'Autriche, la Belgique, l'Espagne, la France, la Grèce, l'Italie, les Pays-Bas, la Pologne, le Portugal, la Suisse et la Turquie qui, tous, évoquent l'état du droit national en cause au sujet de chacune des thématiques évoquées. Un rapport sur le droit de l'Union européenne complète le panorama national. For its 12th biennial conference, held in Trier on 20-21 September 2019, the International Association for Planning Law chose to address the issue of Urban mobility. This book is the result of the proceedings of the conference. A general introduction and a specific report aim to define the scope and issues of the chosen topic. The book then presents a series of thematic reports on who holds the competences required in order to ensure Urban mobility, what the authorizations and procedures established in order to ensure Urban mobility are, how urban mobility policy does interact with urban planning law, how Urban mobility policy does interact with environmental protection policy and how Urban mobility policy does interact with traffic and parking issues. A summary report defines the main lines of thought. The book then continues with a series of twelve national reports that formed the basis for the thematic and summary documents. These reports concern (in alphabetical order) Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and Turkey, and include information on the state of the national law in question for each addressed topic. A report on the EU law completes the national overview.

Pour son 12e colloque biennal, organisé à Trèves les 20 et 21 septembre 2019, l'Association internationale de droit de l'urbanisme s'est intéressée à l'important thème de la mobilité urbaine. Le présent ouvrage est le fruit des travaux du colloque. Une introduction générale et un rapport spécifique ont pour objet de circonscrire le champ et les enjeux du sujet retenu. Suivent divers rapports thématiques sur la question de savoir qui détient les compétences appelées à devoir être exercées pour assurer la mobilité urbaine, sur le point de savoir quelles sont les autorisations qui doivent être délivrées et les procédures qui doivent être suivies, sur l'articulation entre la politique de mobilité urbaine et la politique d'urbanisme, sur l'articulation entre la politique de mobilité urbaine et la politique de protection de l'environnement, ainsi que sur l'articulation entre la politique de mobilité urbaine et les questions de circulation et de stationnement. Un rapport de synthèse ponctue l'ensemble, en vue d'en présenter les principaux axes de réflexions. Sont publiés, à leur suite, les douze rapports nationaux qui ont fourni la substance des travaux thématiques et de synthèse. Dans l'ordre alphabétique, ces rapports concernent l'Allemagne, l'Autriche, la Belgique, l'Espagne, la France, la Grèce, l'Italie, les Pays-Bas, la Pologne, le Portugal, la Suisse et la Turquie qui, tous, évoquent l'état du droit national en cause au sujet de chacune des thématiques évoquées. Un rapport sur le droit de l'Union européenne complète le panorama national. For its 12th biennial conference, held in Trier on 20-21 September 2019, the International Association for Planning Law chose to address the issue of Urban mobility. This book is the result of the proceedings of the conference. A general introduction and a specific report aim to define the scope and issues of the chosen topic. The book then presents a series of thematic reports on who holds the competences required in order to ensure Urban mobility, what the authorizations and procedures established in order to ensure Urban mobility are, how urban mobility policy does interact with urban planning law, how Urban mobility policy does interact with environmental protection policy and how Urban mobility policy does interact with traffic and parking issues. A summary report defines the main lines of thought. The book then continues with a series of twelve national reports that formed the basis for the thematic and summary documents. These reports concern (in alphabetical order) Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and Turkey, and include information on the state of the national law in question for each addressed topic. A report on the EU law completes the national overview.

Recent theoretical and methodological advances in urban sociology, including spatially located data, provide new opportunities to consider the joint influence of mobility and place in urban social life. This review defines the concept of activity space, describes its origins in urban sociology, and examines the extent to which activity space approaches advance sociological research in four substantive domains—spatial inequality and segregation, social connectedness and engagement, crime and offending patterns, and health and health-related behavior. It next describes the evolution of methods for location tracking and new approaches that hold promise for maximizing urban mobility and activity space contributions. It then discusses how location data may be augmented to enhance our sociological understanding of the structure, meaning, and implications of the places people visit or traverse in daily life. We close with new directions for activity space research, emphasizing how such work could enable comparative contextual research.

In France, as in other European countries, towns and cities have committed to reducing the negative effects of automobile traffic---accidents and air pollution---either by regulation or voluntarily in order to improve their inhabitants' quality of life. Creating urban transport plans (PDUs) involves favoring non-automotive travel modes---walking and cycling---as well as public transport. Investment choices and planning of corresponding facilities are an excellent opportunity for improving accessibility to the town and public transport for disabled people and those with reduced mobility. The French law of February 11, 2005 "for equality of rights and chances, participation and citizenship of disabled people" included an obligation for PDUs to include an accessibility appendix whenever they are created, changed or revised. After a short review of the new regulatory obligations for authorities responsible for public transport and cities, this paper examines how PDUs approved since 1997 have dealt with the issue of accessibility for pedestrians and users of public transport. Two examples are analyzed. The first is the PDU for the town of Mulhouse, the actual decisions made concerning highways and public transports and the lessons learned by following indications and the difficulties encountered in involving local authorities responsible for accessibility modifications. The second example is the experience of Valenciennes in creating a street accessibility plan that will form part of the revision of the PDU. These examples highlight the institutional difficulties encountered and suggest methodological elements to facilitate cooperation between the various partners concerned and agreements with disabled people's associations.