Moving beyond a rhythmanalysis approach to banal mobilities and diurnal journey making–
commuting, visiting, shopping, leisure–this paper explores how place‐dependent forms of …

Luminos is the Open Access monograph publishing program from UC Press. Luminos
provides a framework for preserving and reinvigorating monograph publishing for the future …

The emergence of a 'middle class' has long been considered a prerequisite and a sign of
'development'. Currently, the centre of gravity of the world economy is moving 'south'and …

The rapid developments in Vietnam since economic reforms have led to a transformation of
urban mobility. In less than 20 years, motorbike ownership increased more than tenfold, and …

This concluding chapter brings together the many discussions introduced throughout the
book. The chapter starts by recapping the main ambitions of the book and placing the book …

A few decades ago, Vietnam was among the poorest countries in Asia. Economically, the
country suffered under a largely failed planned economy scheme. Politically, the ruling …

The escalating consumption of the new middle class, a large and rapidly growing consumer
group in emerging markets, is a significant sustainability concern. This changing …

This study aims to address the digital divide amongst particular communities in Dublin
through an innovative assemblage of gardening, renewable energy and bespoke …

This paper explores how mobility has changed in late-socialist Vietnam in the context of
increasingly entangled intersections between private aspirations and state policies …

Ho Chi Minh City is Vietnam's largest city and one of Southeast Asia's most rapidly growing
regions. The rise of Asia's middle classes has been newsworthy for years yet Vietnam's …