Place, social networks and adoption of utility cycling in Johannesburg

dc.contributor.authorMorgan, N.en
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-13T13:39:01Z
dc.date.available2017-10-13T13:39:01Z
dc.date.issued2017en
dc.descriptionPapers presented at the 36th Southern African Transport Conference, CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa on 10-13 July 2017.en
dc.description.abstractSocial networks have been identified in the literature as important in shaping the adoption of innovations. They can act as proponents proving financial, technical, political and even moral support towards innovation developments. They can also facilitate user learning not only with respect to competencies but also help in shifting habits, dispositions and other mental frames that allows acceptance of innovations. These networks which might be defined as formal and informal institutions may operate at multiple geographic scales. There is ongoing interest in the literature in understanding the nature of social networks and their intersection with place, in innovation adoption. This paper contributes to this literature by exploring an empirical puzzle. Due to growing realisation of the myriad problems associated with car dependency, state and non-state actors in Johannesburg have encouraged shifts towards alternatives including commuter cycling. There is however limited evidence of significant modal shifts. While transition to utility cycling in Johannesburg is marginal, observations reveal that a fraction of middle class populations that can potentially afford private motor cars are using bicycles for transport. This shift is perplexing given limited nature of dedicated bicycling infrastructure to address road safety concerns. Using insights from mobilities biographies research, a survey questionnaire was developed to investigate the reasons for utility cycling amongst middle class populations in Johannesburg. This paper results from the survey.en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipTransportation research board of the national academiesen
dc.format.extent1 pageen
dc.format.mimetypePDFen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/62739
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSouthern African Transport Conferenceen
dc.rightsUniversity of Pretoriaen
dc.subjectSocial networksen
dc.subjectUtility cyclingen
dc.subjectJohannesburgen
dc.titlePlace, social networks and adoption of utility cycling in Johannesburgen
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