(De) Politicising and Ecologisising Bicycles. The history of the Parisian Velib' system and its controversies

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dc.contributor.authorTironi Rodo, Martin Carlos
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-27T15:45:01Z
dc.date.available2025-02-27T15:45:01Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractSelf-service bicycle systems are today being set up in a number of cities across the world. Seen as a means to promote a sustainable city and new forms of ecology, and valued for their 'planet friendly' character, these systems have become a hallmark for cities that want to become part of the so-called green culture. Drawing from the experience of the Velib' programme in Paris and adopting a pragmatist perspective, this paper analyses the controversies which developed as this transportation infrastructure was implemented, as well as the definitions of 'ecology' which were at the centre of the dispute. In doing so it shows the capacity of the private firm involved in the system, JCDecaux, to 'hijack' and integrate the ecological critique, its rather powerful capacity to persuade other actors, and the popularity that the project achieved through a hard-won process of justification. At the same time, this paper argues that the mobility turn played a performative role in the justification and the definition of this new transport project.
dc.format.extent18 páginas
dc.fuente.origenRepositorio UC
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/17530350.2013.838600
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/17530350.2013.838600
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/102275
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000372129600003
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Diseño; Tironi Rodo, Martin Carlos; 0000-0001-6569-9527; 127856
dc.issue.numero2
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido parcial
dc.pagina.final183
dc.pagina.inicio166
dc.revistaJournal of Cultural Economy
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectSustainable city
dc.subjectEcology
dc.subjectBicycle sharing system
dc.subjectControversy
dc.subjectPerformativity
dc.subjectParis
dc.subject.ods11 Sustainable cities and communities
dc.subject.odspa11 Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
dc.title(De) Politicising and Ecologisising Bicycles. The history of the Parisian Velib' system and its controversies
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen8
sipa.codpersvinculados127856
sipa.trazabilidadConveris;24-05-2021
sipa.trazabilidadRepositorio UC;08-07-2021
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