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Automobility in transition?: A socio-technical analysis of sustainable transport (2011)
Book
Geels, F., Kemp, R., Dudley, G., & Lyons, G. (2011). Automobility in transition?: A socio-technical analysis of sustainable transport. Routledge

Private cars have become the dominant mode of passenger road transport in developed countries. This book examines the past evolution towards car-based forms of transport: problems associated with it, the success of past and current efforts to deal wi... Read More about Automobility in transition?: A socio-technical analysis of sustainable transport.

A troublesome transport challenge? Working round the school run (2011)
Journal Article
Jain, J., Line, T., & Lyons, G. (2011). A troublesome transport challenge? Working round the school run. Journal of Transport Geography, 19(6), 1608-1615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2011.04.007

Transport policy and practice could be challenged by the future of women's mobility if it means an increasing reliance on the car. The paper examines the contextual relationship between the journey to school/childcare and the journey to work undertak... Read More about A troublesome transport challenge? Working round the school run.

The role of ICTs in everyday mobile lives (2011)
Journal Article
Line, T., Jain, J., & Lyons, G. (2011). The role of ICTs in everyday mobile lives. Journal of Transport Geography, 19(6), 1490-1499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.07.002

Information and communications technologies (ICTs) are permeating modern lifestyles, shaping and colouring the undertaking of activities and travel. This article reports on a qualitative diary and interview study that explored the ways in which ICTs... Read More about The role of ICTs in everyday mobile lives.

Lost in translation: Problems in interpreting business attitudes to transport (2011)
Journal Article
Dudley, G., Goodwin, P., Lyons, G., Musselwhite, C., & Wiltshire, P. (2011). Lost in translation: Problems in interpreting business attitudes to transport. Transportation Planning and Technology, 34(1), 35-50. https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2011.530828

This paper reviews available UK evidence on (private sector) business attitudes to transport. It follows a 2008 review of public attitudes to transport, and provides an important frame of reference for considering business attitudes. Accordingly the... Read More about Lost in translation: Problems in interpreting business attitudes to transport.

The unusual suspects: The impact of non-transport technologies on social practices and travel demand (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Hubers, C., Lyons, G., & Birtchnell, T. (2011, January). The unusual suspects: The impact of non-transport technologies on social practices and travel demand. Paper presented at 43rd Universities Transport Study Group Conference, Milton Keynes, UK

Despite cases in which travel is undertaken purely for its own sake, travel is usually considered to be derived from a need or desire to participate in a wide range of activities – accessing people, goods, services and opportunities. People’s schedul... Read More about The unusual suspects: The impact of non-transport technologies on social practices and travel demand.

Technology fix versus behaviour change (2011)
Book Chapter
Lyons, G. (2011). Technology fix versus behaviour change. In M. Grieco, & J. Urry (Eds.), Mobilities: New perspectives on transport and society (159-177). Ashgate