WITS-TUB-UNILAG URBAN LAB MASTER’S SUMMER SCHOOL
URBAN MANAGEMENT ACROSS CONTINENTS
SESSION 1:
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TRANSPORT & MOBILITY
Yopal, Colombia
The first parallel session of the summer school focuses on issues of transportation and mobility. It is chaired by Dr. Nadine Appelhans (TU Berlin), with Tobias Kuttler (TU Munich) as a co-convenor. Five student presentations touch on topics of sustainable, inclusive and safe mobility in cities in five different countries on four continents. Danitza Toca Tibaduiza of TU Berlin presents her study about the Integrated Urban and Rural Mobility Plan in Yopal, Colombia, highlighting
first results from her survey among close to 400 citizens. For her case study, she points towards high dependence of research respondents on the private car, the limited citizen participation in planning for integrated mobility and low awareness for public policies. In the Q&A, she highlights the limited availability of infrastructure for alternative mobility, such as cycling. She highlights the cultural role of private mobility as a signifier of status, and also the significance of safety issues in the urban realm. 15