Mobility as a lens of social engagement in the urban context: The case of Florence university students

Journal title RIVISTA GEOGRAFICA ITALIANA
Author/s Mirella Loda, Angeliki Coconi
Publishing Year 2025 Issue 2025/2
Language English Pages 28 P. 41-68 File size 0 KB
DOI 10.3280/rgioa2-2025oa20568
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Mobility has long been recognised by the social sciences as a particularly effective lens through which to analyse the functioning of an urban system from multiple perspectives. This study focuses on both routine and leisure mobility of the student population – a significant component in a university city like Florence – to examine both the adoption of sustainable mobility models and the extent and forms of participation in the city’s socio-cultural life. The study demonstrates the efficacy of analysing mobility as a methodological tool in urban social research, highlighting its potential to detect dynamics of inclusion and/or exclusion.

Keywords: ; mobility, social engagement, university students, urban context, Florence.

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Mirella Loda, Angeliki Coconi, Mobility as a lens of social engagement in the urban context: The case of Florence university students in "RIVISTA GEOGRAFICA ITALIANA" 2/2025, pp 41-68, DOI: 10.3280/rgioa2-2025oa20568