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Revista ABRA

On-line version ISSN 2215-2997Print version ISSN 1409-3928

Abstract

PEREZ STEFANOV, Bohián. Contributions of social sciences to theoretical and practical approaches to the study of sustainable mobility and road safety. Rev. ABRA [online]. 2021, vol.41, n.63, pp.33-54. ISSN 2215-2997.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15359/abra.41-63.2.

In Costa Rica, as in other countries in the region, most social spaces have consolidated around trails, roads and highways that interconnect communities and regions. As more and more roads are being built, and the number of cars in use continues to grow, cultural changes are generated that condition the dynamics of mobility within societies and among users of the road system, often leading to conflicts in the form of traffic accidents with serious individual, family and social repercussions. The perspective of Social Sciences allows a wider reading and deeper knowledge of the needs that affect exposure to the risk of an automobile crash and the characteristics that determine mobility patterns in the large cities of Costa Rica’s Central Valley, in its emerging cities, and in rural areas. Participation of social scientists in theoretical debates and decision making on public policies related to mobility and road safety is essential to overcome the carcentric model that continues to prevail in the management of the road system.

Keywords : Road safety; Urban mobility; Cycling; Pedestrians; Social Sciences.

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