Springer Progress in Sustainable Mobility Research: Interdisciplinary Approaches for Rural Areas

This book presents the outcomes of the trans- and interdisciplinary research project NEMo (Nachhaltige Erfüllung von Mobilitätsbedürfnissen im ländlichen Raum - Sustainable Fulfilment of Mobility Needs in Rural Areas). Due to demographic change, it is becoming increasingly difficult for rural districts and communities to maintain a basic set of public transport services such as bus and train transit without encountering issues regarding necessary social participation, sensible regional value creation and, last but not least, achievable environmental protection goals. At the same time, the demand for mobility in rural areas will continue to rise in the future, e.g. due to the concentration of medical care facilities and shopping centres close to cities. Focusing on the development of sustainable and innovative mobility services and business models, this book explains how new mobility offers can be created in which citizens themselves become mobility providers. To do so, it combines the findings of the individual research groups with external contributions from science and practice. From the Back Cover This book presents the outcomes of the trans- and interdisciplinary research project NEMo (Nachhaltige Erfüllung von Mobilitätsbedürfnissen im ländlichen Raum - Sustainable Fulfilment of Mobility Needs in Rural Areas). Due to demographic change, it is becoming increasingly difficult for rural districts and communities to maintain a basic set of public transport services such as bus and train transit without encountering issues regarding necessary social participation, sensible regional value creation and, last but not least, achievable environmental protection goals. At the same time, the demand for mobility in rural areas will continue to rise in the future, e.g. due to the concentration of medical care facilities and shopping centres close to cities. Focusing on the development of sustainable and innovative mobility services and business models, this book explains how new mobility offers can be created in which citizens themselves become mobility providers. To do so, it combines the findings of the individual research groups with external contributions from science and practice. About the Author Prof. Dr. Jorge Marx Gómez is a professor and chair of Business Information Systems / Very Large Business Applications (VLBA) at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany. He is furthermore the director of the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research (COAST) at Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg and board member of the energy group at OFFIS-Institute. His research interests include business information systems, federated ERP-systems, business intelligence, data science, applied AI, interoperability, environmental management information systems, ICT for sustainability and e- and mobile-commerce.  Prof. Marx Gómez has worked as guest lecturer in different countries and has successfully coordinated many (national and international) research and capacity building projects.   Prof. Dr. Jantje Halberstadt is a professor of Economics and Sustainability at the University of Vechta, Germany, where she is also Dean of Studies at the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences. Her main research interests are in the area of entrepreneurship and management, particularly transformational sustainability entrepreneurship related to various fields, such as ICT, agriculture and food, mobility, and gender studies. She is Vice-Director of the ISPA institute (Institute for Structural research and Planning in Agricultural and intensive areas) and board member of FGF e.V. (Förderkreis Gründungs-Forschung), Germany`s leading scientific association for entrepreneurship, innovation and SMEs, as well as of the Yunus Centre for Social Business and Values. Prof. Halberstadt is also lecturer abroad and leads several trans- and interdisciplinary research projects with national and inte