Mind the Cycling Gender Gap
Mind the Cycling Gender Gap

Author: Tiffany F. Lam

Publisher: Bicycle Revolution

Published: 2018-05-24

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781621060277

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Tiffany Lam fell in love with bicycling while living in Washington, DC, reveling in the freedom to get around the city, liberation from street harassment, and connecting with her community and with other cyclists, especially as part of her local advocacy group's "Roll Model" program. After writing her masters dissertation on the gender gap in cycling, she was motivated to share her own story and those of other women bicyclists. This zine collects diverse women's perspectives on their experience getting around on two wheels and is sure to motivate, activate, and inspire you to get out there--not just to ride, but to reach out to others and build a better bicycle community!

Freedom to Ride
Freedom to Ride

Author: Tiffany F. Lam

Publisher: Bicycle Revolution

Published: 2018-09-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781621067191

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Tiffany Lam fell in love with cycling while living in Washington, DC, revelling in the freedom to get around the city, liberation from street harassment, and connecting with her community and with other cyclists, especially as part of her local advocacy group's 'Roll Model' program. After writing her masters dissertation on the gender gap in cycling, she was motivated to share her own story and those of other women cyclists in her zine Mind the Gender Cycling Gap (Microcosm, 2018). The second issue, Freedom to Ride is filled with women's stories of bicycling and empowerment. The theme here is freedom liberation from the hassles of urban traffic and gender norms.

Gendering Smart Mobilities
Gendering Smart Mobilities

Author: Tanu Priya Uteng

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-12-20

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 0429882122

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This book considers gender perspectives on the ‘smart’ turn in urban and transport planning to effect-ively provide ‘mobility for all’ while simultaneously attending to the goal of creating green and inclusive cities. It deals with the conceptualisation, design, planning, and execution of the fast-emerging ‘smart’ solutions. The volume questions the efficacy of transformations being brought by smart solutions and highlights the need for a more robust problem formulation to guide the design of smart solutions, and further maps out the need for stronger governance to manage the introduction and proliferation of smart technologies. Authors from a range of disciplinary backgrounds have contributed to this book, designed to converse with mobility studies, transport studies, urban-transport planning, engineering, human geography, sociology, gender studies, and other related fields. The book fills a substantive gap in the current gender and mobility discourses, and will thus appeal to students and researchers studying mobilities in the social, political, design, technical, and environmental sciences.

Measuring Transport Equity
Measuring Transport Equity

Author: Karen Lucas

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2019-06-15

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 0128148187

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Measuring Transport Equity provides a methodology with the potential to shape the transportation decision-making processes, thus allowing for the adoption of more equitable transport solutions. Focusing on numerous applied methodological approaches to transport equity assessment, the book formalizes the disciplinary practice, definitions and methodologies for transport equity. In addition, it recognizes the different types of equity and acknowledges that each requires their own assessment methodologies. Bringing together the most up-to-date perspectives and practical approaches for assessing transportation accessibility, environmental impacts, health and wellbeing, the book sets standards for researchers, policymakers and practitioners for conducting social impact analyses. Written by a collection of top researchers in the transport field Shows how to apply transport equity measurement ideas in the real-world through case study examples Covers emerging transport topics, including the use of the Gini index for measuring inequality Includes learning aids, such as methodology, application, policy relevance and further reading

Gears for Queers
Gears for Queers

Author: Abigail Melton

Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd

Published: 2020-06-04

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 1912240971

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Keen to see some of Europe, partners Abi (she/her) and Lili (they/them) get on their bikes and start pedalling.Along flat fens and up Swiss Alps, they will meet new friends and exorcise old demons as they push their bodies – and their relationship – to the limit.

Cycling Science
Cycling Science

Author: Max Glaskin

Publisher:

Published: 2019-02-07

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1782406433

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Investigating the scientific wonders that keep the cyclist in the saddle and explaining how the bike and rider work together, this fascinating book is the perfect way to analyse your own kit and technique by showing you the techniques of the professionals. Each chapter investigates a different area of physics or technology and is organised around a series of questions; What is the frame design? How have bicycle wheels evolved? What muscle groups does cycling exploit? How much power does a professional cyclist generate? Each question is investigated using explanatory infographics and illustrations to clarify the answers. Dip into the book for answers to specific questions or read it right through for a complete overview of how machine and rider work together. At its heart, the simple process of getting about on two wheels contains a wealth of fascinating science.

Railwaywomen
Railwaywomen

Author: Helena Wojtczak

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13:

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From 1840s crossing gatekeepers to 21st century train drivers: a unique book about women working on Britain's railways.

The Adventure Gap
The Adventure Gap

Author: James Edward Mills

Publisher: Mountaineers Books

Published: 2024-09-01

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 1680516817

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Features a new “where are they now” section, updating readers on lives of expedition’s original climbers Fully updated and detailed resources based on the "Anti-Racism in the Outdoors" (ARITO) guide Readers’ Guide explores additional context and questions for further consideration Outdoor journalist James Edward Mills’s book, The Adventure Gap, is a groundbreaking volume that is equal parts adventure story, history, and inspiration as it chronicles the first American all-Black summit attempt on Denali in 2013. Mills uses this momentous expedition as a jumping-off point to explore diversity in the outdoors, from Mathew Henson who stood at the North Pole in 1909 to contemporary adventurers such as polar explorer Barbara Hillary and rock climber Kai Lightner. This tenth anniversary edition once again shares the compelling events that unfolded during Expedition Denali’s summit bid. But it also provides fresh context: A new thought-provoking afterword by Mills examines what has evolved in and around the outdoor community since that effort. He highlights progress and inspiring stories, such as Full Circle Everest, an expedition led by Phillip Henderson that put an all-Black team on top of the world’s highest peak. And he points to places where we can and should all strive for higher achievement. The Adventure Gap has become an essential text in outdoor education and inspiration--a story of our times, now more relevant than ever.