Mobilités et espaces de vie des étudiants de l’Est francilien : des proximités et dépendances à négocier

This social geographical inquiry shows how peripheral university students connect their everyday living spaces. Based on quantitative and qualitative evidence, this article explores the living spaces and mobility practices of students from Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée University. Mobility issue is at s...

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Main Authors: Armelle Choplin, Matthieu Delage
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Unité Mixte de Recherche 8504 Géographie-cités 2011-07-01
Series:Cybergeo
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/cybergeo/23840
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Summary:This social geographical inquiry shows how peripheral university students connect their everyday living spaces. Based on quantitative and qualitative evidence, this article explores the living spaces and mobility practices of students from Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée University. Mobility issue is at stake in East Paris, a space between Paris city, suburbs and the surrounding rural area, characterized by polycentrism. In a context of large and polycentric in-between spaces, students experience a high mobility level. It does not mean emancipation. Quite the opposite, it creates a stronger dependence towards parents’ assets, family car uses and public transports. Thus, students are unequal in regards to mobility facilities. At the end, the article shows that these students have practices quite similar with suburban “franciliens”, and more precisely with carless households. Resulting from a negotiation between choices and constraints, proximity and distance, they create original living spaces.
ISSN:1278-3366