MGeM

Mobility justice in metropolitan regions

General description:

The project Mobility justice in metropolitan regions (MGeM) is one of 14 sub-projects in the first implementation phase (2021-2024) of MCube - Munich Cluster for the Future of Mobility in Metropolitan Regions. The MGeM project is led by the Chair of Innovation Research, Dr. Alexander Wentland. MGeM lays the foundation for a mobility system in which the entire population of the metropolitan region can participate in the future of mobility. The project addresses socially disadvantaged groups and neighborhoods with sustainable mobility innovations as well as scientific surveys regarding mobility behavior.

Objectives:

  • Development of an interdisciplinary mixed-methods study, unique in Germany, on the living conditions, mobility behavior and needs of socio-economically weak groups.

  • Creation of a mobility inequity atlas to depict spatial disparities in Munich's urban planning action area 3 (Berg am Laim, Perlach, Ostbahnhof, Neuperlach), taking into account the indicators of accessibility, basic needs, recreational and exercise spaces, quality of transport infrastructure and environmental pollution. 

  • Creation of an experimental encounter space as a participation format on site in the study area to provide unique qualitative insights into the interplay of inequality and mobility culture through ethnographic accompaniment and focus group interviews

Project results

Mobility (In)Justice Atlas

Where are mobility injustices in Munich? How can we visualize them? What are the critical areas? The Mobility (In)Justice Atlas aims to answer these questions to support policymakers, mobility advocates, and the general public understand how is the distribution of mobility resources and negative externalities among different social groups in Munich, Germany. In other words, the main goal of this Atlas is to identify and visualize mobility injustice in Munich, defined as areas where a high proportion of disadvantaged groups live in areas with fewer mobility resources or experience high negative effects of transport.

 

Find the publication here: German or English

Contractor: 

Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Future Cluster-Initative (Clusters4Future)

Duration: 

November 2021 - October 2024

Contact: 

Dr.-Ing. David Duran
david.duran@tum.de
+49 89 289 22510

Homepage: 

https://www.mcube-cluster.de/en/