Mobilities by John Urry

By Javier Caletrío (Sociologue)

10 December 2012

Mobilities examines how transport and communication systems enable social relations at a distance and their implications for social inequality and alternative social and environmental futures. It outlines a sociology of the future based on the study of complex mobile systems.

Javier Caletrío

Sociologue

Javier Caletrío is the scientific advisor of the Mobile Lives Forum for the English-speaking world (BA Economics, Valencia; MA, PhD Sociology, Lancaster) . He is a researcher with a background in the humanities and social sciences. In adittion, he also has a strong interest in the natural sciences, especially ecology and ornithology. His research lies broadly in the areas of environmental change and sustainability transitions, especially in relation to mobility and inequality. Javier was based at the Centre for Mobilities Research at Lancaster University from 1998 to 2017.

To cite this publication :

Javier Caletrío (10 December 2012), « Mobilities by John Urry », Préparer la transition mobilitaire. Consulté le 09 May 2025, URL: https://forumviesmobiles.org/en/essential-readings/469/mobilities-john-urry

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