ABSTRACT
This chapter presents gender and diversity in smart transport as a game changer for urban metropolises around the globe. Despite growing attention to the need to include gender and diversity in innovation of the future transport sector, these perspectives are still a niche in mainstream planning and policy. The chapter argues that the authors need more socially inclusive approaches to meet the challenges of climate change, congestion, and urbanization, which are on the political agenda in most countries today. Applying gender and diversity, spelled out in variables such as age, class, ethnicity, and disability, to the field of transport, the book offers an invitation to take a fresh look at mobility planning and policies as well as research in this area. Broad in scope, the book critically explores and assesses how gender and diversity are entangled in the concepts and practices of smart mobility. The chapter also presents an overview on the key concepts discussed in this book.
