HPV Sverige

Frederik Van de Walle

Hej,

Jag avslutar mina studier vid KTH med presentationen av mitt examensarbete,
som handlar om velomobiler. Ni som är nära Stockholm måndag den 14de är
välkommen kl.1500 på första våningen i L-byggnaden, Dr Kristinas väg 30. Ta
gärna med era velomobilar/liggcyklar :-)

Välkommen,
Frederik/Rixie

Welcome to MSc-seminar

The Velomobile as a Vehicle for more Sustainable transportation
Reshaping the social construction of cycling technology

Respondent: Frederik Van De Walle, EESI Programme
Date: Monday June 14, 2004 at 15.00 - 16.30
Examiner: Göran Cars/Bosse Bergman
Opponent: Sara Joelsson, KTH Teknikhistoria
Supervisor: Christer Sanne
Venue: Seminarierummet, Samhällsplanering, Dr Kristinas väg 30, 1 tr

Abstract:
Cycling as transportation has remained conceptually the same for more than
one century. As transportation has a very important influence on the future
of society, cycling should be on every transportation agenda. This thesis
describes the development of the velomobile and the possible impact this may
have for rethinking transportation technology and systems.

The thesis describes the history of cycling technology up to today from the
perspective of the social construction of technology theory (SCOT). This
theory helps to explain why certain cycling solutions developed, and why and
how the selected solutions tend to obstruct further development. One of the
cycling technologies that was latently present is the human-powered, weather
protected "velomobile". Using SCOT theory, an appropriate framing of the
velomobile concept is proposed, giving the velomobile a place as a mode of
individual transportation in our current context. From this frame of
reference, the potential of the velomobile concept as a mode of
transportation is discussed. Moreover, the framing of the velomobile results
in a shift away from a hierarchic ordering where one mode of individual
transportation is 'better' than the other, to an understanding that a
greater diversity can better serve differing transportation needs. Thus even
if the velomobile concept does not become a widespread mode of
transportation, the new understanding of individual transportation that
emerges from its presence can contribute to more ecologically sustainable
transportation solutions.

Welcome!
Christer Sanne

Postat av Jan-Inge datum juni 10, 2004 09:39 FM