Living without commuting : experiences of a less mobile life under COVID-19
Nikolaeva, Anna (University of Amsterdam. Department of Human Geography, Spatial Planning and International Development Studies)
Lin, Ying-Tzu (University of Amsterdam. Department of Human Geography, Spatial Planning and International Development Studies)
Nello-Deakin, Samuel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Geografia)
Rubin, Ori (Wageningen University and Research.)
Schönfeld, Kim Carlotta von (University of Porto)

Data:	2023
Resum:	Understanding experiences of a less mobile life under COVID-19 offers insights into the taken-for-granted meanings of mobility in daily life, and into new opportunities for low-carbon mobility transitions associated with working from home. Drawing on 50 written interviews, this article explores meanings attributed to living without commuting during lockdown, examining what people missed and what they appreciated. The results indicate that the majority of respondents miss multiple aspects of daily mobility but have also discovered new experiences and routines that hold their daily life together and make it pleasant. Our findings thereby emphasize an often-neglected aspect in transport research: the complexity and ambivalence of people's relationship with daily mobility. Here, commuting is seen simultaneously as a tiresome burden, but also as a key source of interaction with the wider world which is important in sustaining people's sense of daily balance. Furthermore, 'compensatory mobilities' emerge as a widespread practice which helps people retain aspects they miss about commuting while working from home. This practice, we suggest, underscores the intrinsic enjoyment associated with being on the move, and is important for unraveling the potential impacts of working from home on people's mobility carbon footprint.
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Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	COVID-19 ; Commuting ; Compensatory mobilities ; Mobility transitions ; Teleworking ; Working from home
Publicat a:	Mobilities, Vol. 18, Issue 1 (2023) , p. 1-20, ISSN 1745-011X

DOI: 10.1080/17450101.2022.2072231

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