iCHRONOS · The effects of Information and Communications Technology on transport-related social exclusion for vulnerable populations
Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
- Duration
- 2022-01-01 → 2023-12-31
- EU contribution
- €178,320
- Participants
- 1
- Scheme
- MSCA-IF
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Results in brief
The effects of Information and Communications Technology on transport-related social exclusion for vulnerable populations
The Marie Curie Slodoswska Curie Action (MSCA) "The effects of Information and Communications Technology on transport-related social exclusion for vulnerable populations (iCHRONOS) addressed how different social groups, with a particular focus on vulnerable populations, faced transport-related disadvantages concerning accessing major daily amenities. In this context, the project explored whether online activities or e-activities help to overcome (or reduce at least) or exacerbate the mentioned accessibility-related disadvantages that prevent people from participating in the community's economic and social life. To investigate the above-mentioned issues, the MSCA iCHRONOS proposed the following overall scientific objective: to empirically analyse how vulnerable population groups use and experience e-activities and whether it affects their access to major urban amenities based on their spatiotemporal fragmentation levels. This objective was structured around three sub-objectives consisting of: (i) designing and collecting adequate data, mainly throughout surveys and questionnaires; (ii) estimating six indicators to measure activity fragmentation in space and time; (iii) modelling the relationships between the fragmentation measures and the individuals' socio-economic attributes and their habits and perceptions towards e-activities. Additionally, iCHRONOS contributed to generating new and useful information for policymakers to make land use and transport systems more equitable, inclusive, and fair.
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Project objective
iCHRONOS will investigate the social exclusion of vulnerable population groups with regard to accessing major daily amenities in an increasingly digitized society. Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is increasingly shaping travel behaviour by providing access to an umbrella of e-activities (e-working, e-shopping, e-leisure, etc.). However, ICT may trigger the fragmentation of activities, which could lead to a change in the use of places, and travel time and patterns, and thus also to considerable differences in accessibility levels. To address these issues, an innovative modelling-oriented research design is proposed, conceptualized under the framework of the time-geography approach. Luxembourg City, which is firmly committed to rolling out the digital economy, will serve as the case study. First, a data gathering process will be carried out, focusing on integrating three data sources: GPS tracking, everyday mobility diaries and a socio-economic questionnaire. Second, the way in which ICT creates space-time fragmentation of daily activities will be investigated. Third, the impact of this space-time fragmentation on transport accessibility will be modelled. Fourth, practitioners will reflect on the usefulness of space-time fragmentation and accessibility outcomes in practice. The expected output will be three academic papers in top-tier journals, as well as attendance at international conferences across Europe. The project outcomes will provide much-needed reflection on and understanding of the interface between technology, mobility and social inequalities. Both the outcomes and output will build on the synergies of participating institutions, as (i) the proposal is tightly embedded in their main research lines, (ii) all the required infrastructure is already in place and (iii) collaborations with renowned academics already exist. In sum, the project will greatly enhance the capacity of the applicant to achieve an independent research career in academia.
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Participants
- LISER - LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC RESEARCH · Esch Sur AlzetteCoordinatorLuxembourg
Links
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- DOI: 10.3030/101026011
- https://liser.elsevierpure.com/en/projects/the-effects-of-information-and-communications-technology-on-trans
Data: CORDIS, © European Union