Community Carsharing and the Social–Ecological Mobility Transition

This book explores how community carsharing practices challenge capitalist mobilities and reconfigure everyday mobility. It conducts an empirical study in rural regions around Munich, Germany, and reveals how carsharing contributes to the emergence of alternative automobile practices, meanings, identities, and subjectivities. It also explores the embedding of automobility into its ecological context, the connection of function and community in practices of community carsharing, and the changing of ownership relations through a process of commoning mobility. The book demonstrates how carsharing can facilitate the dissemination of an alternative common sense of community carsharing and contribute to a social-ecological mobility transition.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 228 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This captivating book delves into the profound impact of community carsharing practices on everyday mobility, presenting a compelling argument that these practices actively challenge and redefine hegemonic automobility norms. Through a meticulous empirical exploration of community carsharing in the rural regions surrounding Munich, Germany, the author unveils how these practices not only contribute to the emergence of alternative automobile practices but also shape new meanings, identities, and subjectivities. Moreover, the book delves into the intricate relationship between automobility and its ecological context, exploring how community carsharing practices intertwine functionality and community, ultimately altering ownership relations through a process of commoning mobility.

This reconfiguration of everyday automobility unfolds through processes of everyday resistance, re-embedding, and commoning, ultimately leading to the emergence of an alternative mobility culture. This alternative mobility culture serves as a catalyst for disseminating an alternative common sense of community carsharing, fostering a broader understanding and appreciation of this innovative mode of transportation.

As a valuable contribution to the field of mobility studies and mobilities, this book offers insightful perspectives to scholars and practitioners alike. It sheds light on the potential of carsharing, particularly in rural settings, to facilitate a social–ecological mobility transition, promoting sustainable and inclusive transportation systems.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032205908