The Logic of Couplings: A Quantitative Practice-Theoretical Perspective on Mobilities

Abstract

Motorized traffic is problematic ecologically and in the context of urban development. In the following, a perspective on mobility, traffic behaviour and individuals is presented, which links sociological practice­theoretical approaches with insights from mobility research. In addition to gaining insights into the mechanisms of persistence of automobility and its inherent dimension of inequality as well as the resulting consequences for a policy of sustainable mobility, this paper contributes to the further development of quantitative approaches in practice-theoretical research.

Keywords

• practice theory
• mobility
• social inequality
• sustainability
• car