Abstract
The article follows Kevin Lynch’s renowned formulation of ‘urban elements’ to examine the mobilities, experiences and materialities on ordinary routes in the city. Utilizing route narratives and participant-produced visual data, the article focuses on various identifiable micro-temporalities and mobility rhythms on repeated walking and driving routes, building on Henri Lefebvre’s notion of ‘rhythmanalysis’. The article examines how a framework built around rhythm and urban elements can add to the analysis of contemporary urban sites from the perspectives of situated mobile contexts, noting sequences and polyrhythmia as central temporal characteristics in the body‒environment relations.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Mobilities |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 6 |
Early online date | 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- everyday life
- mobile methods
- mobilities
- Rhythm
- rhythmanalysis
- urban elements
Publication forum classification
- Publication forum level 1
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Demography
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Sociology and Political Science