Examining the rhythms of ‘urban elements’ on walking and driving routes in the city

Jani Tartia

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    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 languageEnglish
    JournalMobilities
    Volume13
    Issue number6
    Early online date2018
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018
    Publication typeA1 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

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