... by the very nature of this mobile environment. It is these experiences and the specificity of the transport environment that are the focus of this book. In an attempt to portray the complexities of women’s subjective experiences of sexual harassment and assault within the context of the London Underground, I...

...Abstract This chapter introduces the conceptual framework that I use throughout the rest of the book. Taking a mobilities perspective and focussing on space, temporalities and rhythm, I use this framework to develop our understanding of the way in which sexual harassment is feared, anticipated...

.... As considered above, this ‘messiness’ can be lost in quantitative work, to the detriment of a nuanced understanding of sexual harassment. I continue to explore and understand these moments through the lens of mobility, again operationalising Lefebvre’s rhythmanalysis and Cresswell’s (2010) concept...

... mobilities Introduction Waterways and human progress are inextricably linked. The world's first kingdoms and empires emerged alongside waterways including the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in Mesopotamia, the Indus and Ganges Rivers in the Indian subcontinent and the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers in China. More...

..., public transport and urban roadways have played key roles either limiting movement, adjusting transport supply, creating proscribed ‘mobilities passageways’ for travellers that present COVID-risk, encouraging or mandating passenger compliance with pandemic health measures, and trying to keep...

..., especially freight transport. Such imaginaries rest on ideas of freight drivers requiring (physical) strength, toughness, flexibility, mobility and driving competencies, as well as being unencumbered by caring responsibilities. In the UK, and elsewhere, the freight sector, and particularly driving-related...

...Abstract The rhythmic patterns of urban mobilities, and their fluctuations and modifications across the day, give the streets their perceived and experienced atmosphere and character. This paper examines such street atmospheres and focusses on the role of embodied mobility rhythms in the (re...

... of a radicalized hospitality we dubbed as “the wicked-gaze.” The “Other” is not an object of curiosity any longer, but “a potential enemy” to be controlled. COVID-19 tourism consumption mobilities tourist-gaze Thana capitalism Thana tourism tourism disaster preparedness Introduction The recent virus...

... been the central mobilizing force of the United Kingdom Independence Party. The chapter focuses on how – following the bitter demise of multiculturalism – these Brexit related developments may now signal the end of Britain's postcolonial settlement on migration and race, the other parts...

...; and traces and potentialities. The chapter draws out six conclusions from the chapters in the collection. Mobilities family intimate relationships family transitions family practices lived experiences of family Introduction Rather than break or disintegrate, families ebb and flow, moving from one...

...Abstract The final chapter of this volume seeks to interpret and explain key dimensions of Asian outbound tourism. Initially the challenge of employing culturally sensitive theoretical lenses is tackled. Cautious and at times sceptical assessments of the mobilities paradigm, critical pragamatism...