E-Scooters: A New Smart Mobility Option? The Case of Brisbane, Australia

Standing electric scooters (e-scooters)' rapid infiltration as a mobility option has left cities in the limbo of having to deal with regulation and planning for their sudden interruption. As the first city in Australia to allow e-scooter sharing, Brisbane is at the forefront of regulating their...

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Published in:Planning theory & practice 2021-05, Vol.22 (3), p.368-396
Main Authors: Field, Clare, Jon, Ihnji
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dominance
E-scooters
Governance
Intelligence
Markets
Mobility
Motor scooters
muddling through
Public spaces
Regulation
regulation theory
Scooters
smart mobility
Social regulation
socially organised intelligence
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Summary:Standing electric scooters (e-scooters)' rapid infiltration as a mobility option has left cities in the limbo of having to deal with regulation and planning for their sudden interruption. As the first city in Australia to allow e-scooter sharing, Brisbane is at the forefront of regulating their use in public space. We reflect on how e-scooter governance can be considered a continually (re)negotiated site of state-market interface, drawing insights from Lindblom's science of muddling through, Dewey's socially organised intelligence, and Leitner, Peck, and Sheppard's discussion on contesting market domination/modes of social regulation.
ISSN:1464-9357
1470-000X
DOI:10.1080/14649357.2021.1919746