About Me
Tim joined the Transport Studies Unit (TSU) in March 2009 and has been jointly appointed by TSU and the School of Geography since November 2012. Before coming to Oxford he worked as a lecturer in urban geography at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. At that university he also completed his PhD thesis (2003, cum laude) and MSc thesis (1999, cum laude).
Tim is the editor-in-chief of Journal of Transport Geography and serves on the editorial advisory boards of Environment and Planning A and Transportation.
Current Research
Tim's research can be positioned at the intersection of urban, transport, cultural and political and economic geography. It is international in outlook, interdisciplinary in scope and both theoretically oriented and empirical in nature. Key research interests include:
- Geographies of mobility;
- Transitions to low-carbon living and societies;
- Geographies of ageing;
- Geographies of well-being; and
- Research methodology and conceptualisations of time in geography.
Teaching
Outreach
Publications
Journal Articles (since 2009)
- Banister, D., Schwanen, T. and Anable, J. (2012) Introduction to the special section on theoretical perspectives on climate change mitigation in transport. Journal of Transport Geography, 24: 467-470.
- Ettema, D. and Schwanen, T. (2012) A relational approach to analysing leisure travel. Journal of Transport Geography, 24: 173-181.
- Neutens, T., Delafontaine, M., Schwanen. T. and Van de Weghe, N. (2012) The relationship between opening hours and accessibility of public service delivery. Journal of Transport Geography, 25: 128-140.
- Schwanen, T. (2012) Continuity and change in Dutch transport geography. Journal of Transport Geography, 25: 169-170.
- Schwanen, T., Banister, D. and Anable, J. (2012) Rethinking habits and their role in behaviour change: the case of low-carbon mobility. Journal of Transport Geography, 24: 522-533.
- Schwanen, T., Banister, D. and Bowling, A. (2012) Independence and mobility in later life. Geoforum, 43(6): 1313-1322.
- Schwanen, T., Hardill, I. and Lucas, S. (2012) Spatialities of ageing: the co-construction and co-evolution of old age and space. Geoforum, 43(6): 1291-1295.
- Schwanen, T. and Kwan, M.-P. (2012) Critical space-time geographies. Environment and Planning A, 44(9): 2043-2048.
- Schwanen, T., van Aalst, I., Brands, J. and Timan, T. (2012) Rhythms of the night: spatiotemporal inequalities in the nighttime economy. Environment and Planning A, 44(9): 2064-2085.
- Alexander, B., Hubers, C., Schwanen, T., Dijst, M. and Ettema, D. (2011) Anything, anywhere, anytime? Developing measurement instruments to assess the spatial and temporal fragmentation of activities. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 38(4): 678-705.
- Banister, D., Anderton, K., Bonilla, D., Givoni M. and Schwanen T. (2011) Transportation and the environment. Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 36: 247-270.
- Delafontaine, M., Neutens, T., Schwanen, T. and Van de Weghe, N. (2011) The impact of opening hours on the equity of individual space-time accessibility. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 35(4): 276-288.
- Hubers, C., Schwanen, T. and Dijst, M. (2011) Coordinating everyday life in the Netherlands: A holistic quantitative approach to the analysis of ICT-related and other work-life balance strategies. Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography, 93(1): 57-80.
- McCormack, D.P. and Schwanen, T. (2011) The space - times of decision making. Environment and Planning A, 43(12): 2801-2818.
- Neutens, T., Schwanen, T. and Witlox, F. (2011) The prism of everyday life: towards a new research agenda for time geography. Transport Reviews, 31(1): 25-47.
- Schwanen, T., Banister, D. and Anable, J. (2011) Scientific research about climate change mitigation in transport: a critical review. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Planning, 45(10): 993-1006.
- Schwanen, T. and Ziegler, F. (2011) Wellbeing, independence and mobility: an introduction. Ageing and Society, 31(5): 719-733.
- Ziegler, F. and Schwanen, T. (2011) 'I like to go out to be energised by different people': an exploratory analysis of mobility and wellbeing in later life. Ageing and Society, 31(5): 758-781.
- Neutens, T., Versichele, M. and Schwanen, T. (2010) Arranging place and time: a GIS toolkit to assess individual and joint accessibility to urban opportunities. Applied Geography, 30(4): 561-575.
- Neutens, T., Schwanen, T., and Miller, H. (2010) Dealing with preferences, privileges and timing in opportunities for joint activity participation. Geographical Analysis, 42(3): 245-266.
- Neutens, T., Schwanen, T., Witlox, F. and De Maeyer, P. (2010) Equity in service delivery: a comparison of different accessibility measures. Environment and Planning, A 42(7): 1613-1635.
- Neutens, T., Schwanen, T., Witlox, F. and De Maeyer, P. (2010) Evaluating the temporal organization of public service provision using space-time accessibility analysis. Urban Geography, 31(8): 1039-1064.
- Schwanen, T. and Páez, A. (2010) The mobility of older people - an introduction. Journal of Transport Geography, 18(5): 591-595.
- Tillema, T., Dijst, M. and Schwanen, T. (2010) Decisions concerning communication modes and the influence of travel time: a situational approach. Environment and Planning, A, 42(9): 2058-2077.
- Tillema, T., Dijst, M. and Schwanen, T. (2010) Face-to-face and electronic communications in maintaining social networks: the influence of geographical and relational distance and of information content. New Media and Society, 12(6): 965-983.
- Kwan, M.-P., and Schwanen, T. (2009) Critical quantitative geographies. Environment and Planning, A, 41(2): 261-264.
- Kwan, M.-P., and Schwanen, T. (2009) Quantitative Revolution 2: the critical (re)turn. The Professional Geographer, 61(3): 283-291.
- Limtanakool, N., Schwanen, T., and Dijst, M. (2009) Developments in the Dutch urban system on the basis of flows. Regional Studies, 43(2): 176-196.
- Schwanen, T. and Ettema, D. (2009) Coping with unreliable transportation when collecting children: examining parents' behavior with cumulative prospect theory. Transportation Research A, 43(5): 511-525.
- Schwanen, T. and Kwan, M.-P. (2009) "Doing" critical geographies with numbers. The Professional Geographer, 61(4): 459-464.
- Tillema, T., Schwanen, T. and Dijst, M. (2009) Communicating something confidential while travelling by train: the use of a telephone conversation versus silent modes. Transportation, 36(5): 541-564.
Co-edited Special Issues (since 2009)
- Banister, D., Schwanen, T. and Anable, J. (eds.) (2012) Theoretical Perspectives on Climate Change Mitigation in Transport. Journal of Transport Geography, 24.
- Hardill, I., Schwanen, T. and Lucas, S. (eds.) (2012) Spatialities of Ageing: the Co-construction and Co-evolution of Old Age and Ageing. Geoforum, 43(6).
- Schwanen, T. and Kwan, M.-P. (eds.) (2012) Critical Space-Time Geographies. Environment and Planning A, 44(9).
- McCormack, D., Schwanen, T. (eds.) (2011) The Space-Times of Decision-Making. Environment and Planning A, 43(12).
- Schwanen, T. and Ziegler, F. (eds.) (2011) Wellbeing, Independence and Mobility. Ageing and Society, 31(5).
- Schwanen, T., Páez, A. (eds.) (2010) The Mobility of Older People. Journal of Transport Geography, 18(5).
- Dijst, M., Kwan, M.-P., and Schwanen, T. (eds.) (2009) E-shopping and travel-activity behavior. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 36(3).
- Kwan, M.-P., and Schwanen, T. (eds.) (2009) Critical quantitative geographies 1: beyond the critical / analytical binarism. The Professional Geographer, 61(3).
- Kwan, M.-P., and Schwanen, T. (eds.) (2009) Critical quantitative geographies. Environment and Planning, A, 41(2).
- Schwanen, T., and Kwan, M.-P. (eds.) (2009) Critical quantitative geographies 2: practical engagements. The Professional Geographer, 61(4).
Book Chapters (since 2009)
- Schwanen, T. (2011) Car use and gender: the case of dual-earner families in Utrecht, The Netherlands. In, Lucas, K., Blumenberg, E. and Weinberger, E. (eds.) Auto Motives: Understanding Car Use Behaviours. Emerald, Bingley, pp. 151-171.
- Schwanen, T. and Lucas, K. (2011) Understanding auto motives. In, Lucas, K., Blumenberg, E. and Weinberger, E. (eds.) Auto Motives: Understanding Car Use Behaviours. Emerald, Bingley, pp. 3-38.
- Schwanen, T. (2009) Spatial analysis, Critical. In, Kitchin, R. and Thrift, N. (eds.) International Encyclopedia of Human Geography, Vol. 10. Oxford: Elsevier, pp. 302--307.
- Schwanen, T. (2009) Time-space diaries. In, Kitchin, R. and Thrift, N. (eds.) International Encyclopedia of Human Geography, Vol. 11. Oxford: Elsevier, pp. 294--300.
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