Réduire la vitesse et l’empreinte écologique des déplacements de terrain

Abstract

The article reports on a reflection consisting in thinking of the object and the method of investigation in the same movement: deceleration. The author thus presents a methodological and ethical approach that makes it possible to study the network of Italian Cittàslow while analyzing the slowness of the research process: the field research travels are made by bicycle. Through this experience feedback, he highlights issues that are rarely present in the scientific literature, as they are often relegated to the "kitchen of research": the practical and ecological organization of a survey, the links between knowledge creation, work and travel rhythm, and the pleasure and passion that link the researcher to his object of study.

Keywords

• Ecology
• Slow movements
• field research travel
• cycling
• Italy