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Transport Studies Unit Podcasts

41 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 8 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

These online audio resources consist of lectures, seminars and interviews from the Transport Studies Unit at the University of Oxford.

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Episodes

Smart Technologies and Public Participation in Transport Planning

April 01, 2016 14:57 - 1 hour - 66.1 MB

Dr Richard Kingston and Dr Bryan Marshall provide a critical view on smart cities and discuss some of its implications to rethink the role of citizen engagement in urban and transport planning. One of the core ideas behind Smart Cities is that the progress in information technologies enables urban and transport planning to be based on better informed decisions using data-driven solutions to urban problems. Yet our understanding of how the emerging role of technology and data in our cities wi...

Politics of Roadspace part two

June 17, 2015 12:20 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MB

Martin Cassini, Equality Streets, gives a talk for the Transport Studies Unit Hilary Term Seminar Series.

Politics of Roadspace part one

June 17, 2015 12:18 - 36 minutes - 24.7 MB

Justin Spinney, University of Cardiff gives a talk for the Transport Studies Unit Hilary Term Seminar Series.

Politics of Infrastructure: Spineless Development? part two

June 17, 2015 12:16 - 38 minutes - 26.1 MB

Tim Schwanen, Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford gives a talk for the Transport Studies Unit Hilary Term Seminar Series.

Politics of Infrastructure: Spineless Development? part one

June 17, 2015 12:14 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MB

Nigel Tipple, Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership gives a talk for the Transport Studies Unit Hilary Term Seminar Series.

Delivering Low Carbon Transport across the UK's Devolved Administrations part two

June 17, 2015 12:13 - 36 minutes - 25 MB

Stuart Hay, Vice Chair of Transform Scotland and Scottish Director of Living Streets gives a talk for the Transport Studies Unit Hilary Term Seminar Series.

Delivering Low Carbon Transport across the UK's Devolved Administrations part one

June 17, 2015 12:11 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MB

Jack Snape, Committee on Climate Change gives a talk for the Transport Studies Unit Hilary Term Seminar Series.

EU's Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans: Whose Politics? Part Two

June 17, 2015 12:08 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MB

Anne Shaw, Birmingham City Council, gives a talk for the Transport Studies Unit Hilary Term Seminar Series.

EU's Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans: Whose Politics? Part One

June 17, 2015 12:04 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MB

Mark Major, The Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission, gives a talk for the Transport Studies Unit Hilary Term Seminar Series

Who Leads, Who Follows? A Multi-level Perspective of Energy Transitions in the Transport Sector

July 15, 2013 15:55 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MB

Part of the Transitioning towards Electric Vehicles seminar series held at the Transport Studies Unit of the Oxford University Centre for the Environment. The electrification of the vehicle fleet involves a mass of actions to be taken by European, national and local government, a range of industries and consumers. It involves coordination between transport and energy policy if the benefits of decarbonisation are to be realised. The changes must also fit (and compete for resources) with broade...

Bodies, Buses and Bureaucracy: Reflections on common interests in disability rights and service provision

April 11, 2012 13:06 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MB

Dr Ruth Butler, University of Hull, delivers a seminar as part of the 'Socio-spatial inequalities, transport and mobilities' seminar series held in the Transport Studies Unit during Hilary Term 2012.

Gender and Transport, the Neglected Dimension: Social inclusion, access and sustainable urban mobility

April 11, 2012 13:05 - 1 hour - 62.9 MB

Professor Margaret Grieco, Edinburgh Napier University, delivers a seminar as part of the 'Socio-spatial inequalities, transport and mobilities' seminar series held in the Transport Studies Unit during Hilary Term 2012.

Breathing Unequally: Environmental justice and transport-related air pollution

April 11, 2012 13:03 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MB

Professor Gordon Walker, Lancaster University, delivers a seminar as part of the 'Socio-spatial inequalities, transport and mobilities' seminar series held in the Transport Studies Unit during Hilary Term 2012.

The Prosthetic Citizen: Forms of citizenship for a mobile world

April 11, 2012 13:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MB

Professor Tim Cresswell, University of London, delivers a seminar as part of the 'Socio-spatial inequalities, transport and mobilities' seminar series held in the Transport Studies Unit during Hilary Term 2012.

Transport Is Social Policy: Focus on higher education in the UK context

April 11, 2012 12:58 - 29 minutes - 27 MB

Dr Susan Kenyon delivers a seminar as part of the 'Socio-spatial inequalities, transport and mobilities' seminar series held in the Transport Studies Unit during Hilary Term 2012.

Transport and Daily Mobility in Sub-Saharan Africa: Exploring young people's experiences

April 11, 2012 12:57 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MB

Dr Gina Porter, Durham University, delivers a seminar as part of the 'Socio-spatial inequalities, transport and mobilities' seminar series held in the Transport Studies Unit during Hilary Term 2012.

Automobile Subjects

April 11, 2012 12:55 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MB

Dr Katharina Manderscheid, Universität Luzern, delivers a seminar as part of the 'Socio-spatial inequalities, transport and mobilities' seminar series held in the Transport Studies Unit during Hilary Term 2012.

Unequal Mobility and its Social Consequences

April 11, 2012 12:54 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MB

Dr Karen Lucas delivers a seminar as part of the 'Socio-spatial inequalities, transport and mobilities' seminar series held in the Transport Studies Unit during Hilary Term 2012.

'More than the Trip' and the role of transport in social exclusion and approaches to develop guidance for the implementation of accessibility planning as an integral part of local transport planning

August 25, 2011 10:19 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MB

Dr Karen Lucas, Research Fellow in Transport, Accessibility and Social Exclusion at the TSU, delivers a keynote talk at the TDSA conference 'Micro transit: What? Where? Why?' conference, 18-19 August 2011, Brisbane, Australia.

Investment in transport infrastructure and economic development: recent debates in the United States

April 06, 2011 16:01 - 1 hour - 57.9 MB

Andrew Goetz, Professor and Chair of the Department of Geography, University of Denver, gives a talk for the Transport Studies Unit Lecture Series on Future Research in Transport.

More than a job: Transport and Mobility, research as cultural explorations

March 17, 2011 11:55 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MB

Professor Ole B Jensen, Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology, Aalborg University, gives a talk for the Transport Studies Seminar series.

Mobility, place-making, and economic competitiveness

March 15, 2011 17:21 - 1 hour - 56 MB

Professor Robert Cervero, University of California, Berkeley, gives a seminar for the Future Research in Transport 2011 Hilary Term seminar series.

Myth and reality in the search for the wider benefits of transport

March 07, 2011 13:45 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MB

Professor Roger Vickerman, University of Kent, gives a talk for the Transport Studies Unit 2011 Hilary Term seminar series.

Translating daily life into simulation: MATSim and its possibilities.

March 07, 2011 10:54 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MB

Professor Kay Axhausen, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zürich, gives a talk for the Transport Studies Unit 2011 Hilary term seminar series.

Understanding the Paths to Post-Carbon Mobility: Research Needs for Anticipating Transport Revolutions

March 07, 2011 10:52 - 1 hour - 65.2 MB

Anthony Perl, Professor and Director of the Urban Studies Program, gives a talk for the Transport Studies Unit 2011 Hilary Term seminar series on the subject of post-carbon mobility and transport.

Does Mobility have a Future?

March 07, 2011 10:49 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MB

Professor John Urry, University of Lancaster, gives a talk for the Transport Studies Unit 2011 Hilary term seminar series.

7th CSS: The Research and Evaluation Needs of the Third Sector in the Big Society: A Sustrans / Cycling Perspective

October 18, 2010 11:05 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MB

Andy Cope, Sustrans, talks on 'The Research and Evaluation Needs of the Third Sector in the Big Society: A Sustrans / Cycling Perspective' as part of the 7th Cycling and Society Symposium at the Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford in 2010.

7th CSS: The Effective Use of Social Capital in Cycling Scheme Development

October 18, 2010 11:04 - 20 minutes - 18.3 MB

Brian Deegan, London Borough of Camden, talks on 'The Effective Use of Social Capital in Cycling Scheme Development' as part of the 7th Cycling and Society Symposium at the Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford in 2010.

7th CSS: Understanding 'Best Practice' Heuristic: Implications for Active Travel

October 18, 2010 11:02 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MB

James Macmillen, University of Oxford, talks on 'Understanding 'Best Practice' Heuristic: Implications for Active Travel' as part of the 7th Cycling and Society Symposium at the Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford in 2010.

7th CSS: Bicycling as a Way of Life: A Comparative Case Study of Urban Bike Culture in Amsterdam and Portland, OR.

October 18, 2010 11:00 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MB

Peter Pelzer, Univ. of Amsterdam, talks on 'Bicycling as a Way of Life' as part of the 7th Cycling and Society Symposium at the Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford in 2010.

7th CSS: Geographies of Urban Cycling: Investigating the Relations between Body, Technology and Space

October 18, 2010 10:58 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MB

Samuel Johns, University of Oxford, talks on 'Geographies of Urban Cycling: Investigating the Relations between Body, Technology and Space' as part of the 7th Cycling and Society Symposium at the Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford in 2010.

7th CSS: Cycling Circles: Gender and Social Influences in UK Cycling

October 18, 2010 10:55 - 18 minutes - 17 MB

Anja Dalton, UWE, talks on 'Cycling Circles: Gender and Social Influences in UK Cycling' as part of the 7th Cycling and Society Symposium at the Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford in 2010.

7th CSS: Women Returning to Cycling/Bike Riding

October 18, 2010 10:53 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MB

Jennifer Bonham, University of Adelaide, talks on 'Women Returning to Cycling/Bike Riding' as part of the 7th Cycling and Society Symposium at the Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford in 2010.

7th CSS: Applying the Life Course Approach to Walking and Cycling

October 18, 2010 10:51 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MB

Heather Jones, UWE, talks on 'Applying the Life Course Approach to Walking and Cycling' as part of the 7th Cycling and Society Symposium at the Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford in 2010.

7th CSS: Inhabiting Infrastructure: How Architectures, Rhythms and Crowds Affect and Effect London's Commuter Cyclists

October 18, 2010 10:49 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

Peter Wood, UCL, talks on 'Inhabiting Infrastructure: How Architectures, Rhythms and Crowds Affect and Effect London's Commuter Cyclists' as part of the 7th Cycling and Society Symposium at the Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford in 2010.

7th CSS: Enacting Mobile Claims to Space: The Choreography of Encounters Between Cyclists and Non-Cyclists

October 18, 2010 10:48 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MB

Katrina Brown, Macaulay Institute, talks on 'Enacting Mobile Claims to Space: The Choreography of Encounters Between Cyclists and Non-Cyclists' as part of the 7th Cycling and Society Symposium at the Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford in 2010.

7th CSS: Cycling in London: All the Rage

October 18, 2010 10:45 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MB

Laura Golbuff, UCL, talks on 'Cycling in London: All the Rage' as part of the 7th Cycling and Society Symposium at the Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford in 2010.

'Link' and 'Place': A New Approach to UK Street Planning and Design

February 26, 2009 10:40 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

Prof. Peter Jones (Centre for Transport Studies, UCL) talks on ''Link' and 'Place': A New Approach to UK Street Planning and Design' as part of the OxTran Seminar Series at the Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford in 2009.

Some thoughts on car parking

February 19, 2009 09:58 - 48 minutes - 45 MB

Peter Guest (former president British Parking Association) talks on 'Some thoughts on car parking' as part of the OxTran Seminar Series at the TSU in 2009. Please note: Peter's views do not represent those of the British Parking Association.

TGV-UK: An idea whose time has come?

February 09, 2009 09:04 - 1 hour - 103 MB

Professor Sir Peter Hall (UCL) talks on 'TGV-UK: An idea whose time has come?' as part of the OxTran Seminar Series at the Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford in 2009.

Nudging people to make better choices: transport applications

January 13, 2009 10:11 - 37 minutes - 53.8 MB

Dr Erel Avineri (Reader in Travel Behaviour, UWE, Bristol) talks on 'Nudging people to make better choices: transport applications' as part of the OxTran Seminar Series at the Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford in 2008.

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Myth and Reality
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