The chapter develops a theoretical framework underscoring the importance of immobility as a critical subject for study and analysis through an extensive review of literature spanning multiple disciplines. This positioning synthesizes a range of viewpoints and perspectives, shaped by ongoing debates that consider the relative absence of mobility (immobility) as a condition with profound social and spatial implications. Furthermore, the chapter examines how this phenomenon and its associated practices can relate to different levels of accessibility and proximity to valuable spatial opportunities, highlighting the variability of this relationship across different spatial and social contexts. This approach introduces a novel framework that bridges theory and practice, conceptualizing immobility as a result of choice, constraint, or a combination of both. The chapter concludes by identifying four critical methodological and policy-related issues essential for the analysis of immobility, which are crucial for its application in urban studies and planning.
Immobility: Choice or Constraint?
SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences
Enabling Immobilities: Social and Spatial Implications for Urban Planning ; Chapter : 2 ; 9-35
2025-03-13
27 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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