1st Edition
The Walkable City Dimensions of Walking and Overlapping Walks of Life
1. Introducing the ‘Walkable City’ 2. Pedestrian Infrastructures 3. Walking as Social Differentiation 4. Walking Rhythms and the Politics of Time 5. Pedestrian Politics of (Non) Encounters 6. Walking Bodies, Emotional Geographies, and Mobile Methods 7. Stepping Forwards: Some Concluding Thoughts
Biography
Jennie Middleton is Associate Professor in Human Geography in the Transport Studies Unit and the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford. She is a human geographer with interests in everyday mobilities, care in the city, and innovative methodologies for urban research.
"Middleton examines walking as a lived, embodied, and relational practice. She argues that too often, walkability is reduced to technical metrics, and urges us to consider how walking feels, and how it intersects with gender, age, ability, and emotion. By emphasizing the diversity of walking experiences, the book reveals how even walkable environments can perpetuate inequality if they overlook the complexities of everyday life."
Jordi Honey-Rosés, Associate Professor, University of British Columbia
