Spatial Differences in the Governance of Smart Mobility

Summary

This PhD will explore the spatial distribution of smart mobility innovations and how and why these distributions come about. Using transcepts of cities it will examine which groups and places have access to what transport services and how this has changed over time.

The project will have freedom to decide which goverance theory to apply in seeking to explain and understand these patterns - including those related to economics and political economy as well as policy science.

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