Conveners: Dr Tim Ryley and Dr Lucy Budd, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK

The individual and collective safety and security of differentially mobile subjects and vehicles are integral concepts within transport geography. Perceived and actual safety and security levels affect individuals, mobile populations, and society as a whole as they influence human spatial behaviour and mode choice. Unsurprisingly, both individual and societal concerns about transport safety and security impact on real-world transport situations in a variety of ways at different spatial scales around the world. The choice of whether young children walk or cycle to school, for example, is heavily influenced by parents’ and carers’ evaluations of individual safety and security risks, while at a global scale concerns about international terrorism have led to the introduction of new screening and security protocols at airports which have transformed the practices and experiences of travelling by air. Set in the context of contemporary concerns about mobility, safety, and security, this session will explore the myriad geographies and geographical implications of transport safety and security in the second decade of the twenty-first century.

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Tim Ryley ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) and Lucy Budd ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

by Friday 16^th December 2011.