Several members of GEMOTT participated in the 18th International NECTAR Conference, held in Munich (Germany) under the theme Planning for Urban Mobility Transitions in Times of Uncertainty. The conference, organized by the Network on European Communications and Transport Activity Research (NECTAR), is one of the leading European forums dedicated to research in mobility, transport, and urban planning.
In this edition, Oriol Marquet, Oriol Roig Costa, Monika Maciejewska, and Serena Mombelli presented their most recent work, contributing to the international debate on the challenges of transitions toward more sustainable urban mobility.
Oriol Marquet presented the research led by doctoral student Iker Etxarte, How Moral Framings Shape the Acceptability of Urban Spatial Transformations, which focuses on analyzing how different moral foundations can influence public acceptability of urban space transformations.
Oriol Roig Costa presented the paper When do perceived costs become opposition? Frames, values and backlash to proximity planning interventions in Barcelona, in which he shared the initial results of the ATRAPA project. The research analyzes the differences between acceptance and opposition to street space transformation interventions, such as superblocks, pedestrianization, bike lanes, or school environments.
For her part, Serena Mombelli presented the research Mobility of care, urban proximity, and suppressed travel: How spatial context shapes caregivers’ mobility horizons, which explores how proximity to daily services and neighborhood walkability can reduce the cognitive and organizational burden associated with the mobility of caregivers and the people in their care.
Finally, Monika Maciejewska presented the paper Costs nothing ≠ worth nothing: public transport satisfaction in Luxembourg after fare abolition, in which she analyzes the evolution of satisfaction with public transport in Luxembourg following the implementation of free service.
Beyond the presentations, the conference was an opportunity to share experiences with researchers from around the world, establish new collaborations, and learn about the latest contributions in the field of mobility and urban planning. The various sessions addressed topics such as the acceptability of mobility policies, participatory planning, public space transformations, public transport, and urban health, providing new perspectives that will contribute to the research lines developed by the group.
Participation in NECTAR 2026 has helped consolidate GEMOTT’s international presence and provide visibility to research focused on daily mobility, urban proximity, the acceptability of urban transformations, and transport policies from a social perspective.
Related publications
- Roig Costa, O., Marquet, O. (n.d.) Between cost acceptance and opposition: On the limits of perceived costs as explanations of policy acceptability in street transformations. Manuscript under review at Journal of Transport Geography.
- Mombelli, S., Verlinghieri, E., Furlong, J., Maciejewska, M., & Marquet, O. (n.d.). Mobilities of care and cognitive labour: Can urban proximity reduce the organisational burden of everyday mobility? Manuscript under review at Journal of Transport Geography.
- Maciejewska, M., & Van Acker, V. (n.d.). Fare-free but far from worthless: Changes in public transport satisfaction after fare abolition in Luxembourg. Manuscript under review at Travel Behaviour and Society.
