Browsing by Author "Hynes, Mike"
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At a crossroads: investigating automobility and its implications for local urban transport policy design
Hynes, Mike (MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2017-05-05)More people than ever before are living in urban settlements, increasing competition for living space, employment, food, water, and energy. Urbanisation poses many challenges, most notably meeting the basic health and ... -
Developing (Tele)work? A multi-level sociotechnical perspective of telework in Ireland
Hynes, Mike (Elsevier, 2016-09-21)The ubiquitous nature and use of technology in contemporary societies continues to transform lives and work environments. At the same time, transport continues to be a major source of harmful emissions. Telework has been ... -
Heading in the right direction? Investigating walkability in Galway city, Ireland
Hynes, Mike; Seoighthe, Eibhlín (MDPI, 2018-04-09)As cities and towns worldwide strive to improve quality of life for citizens, debates centred on mobility are at the forefront of transportation policy thinking and urban design and planning. The automobile radically ... -
Howya gettin on? Investigating public transport satisfaction levels in Galway, Ireland
Hynes, Mike; Bolbocean, Olga; McNally, Michael; Conroy, Mike; Bednarczuk, Daniel; Hyland, Fiona; Coyne, Emer; Marie, Cat (MDPI, 2018-10-11)Public transport transforms urban communities and the lives of citizens living in them by stimulating economic growth, promoting sustainable lifestyles and providing a greater quality of life. Globally, the healthiest ... -
Shining a brighter light into the digital black box: A call for stronger sociological (re)engagement with digital technology design, development and adoption debates
Hynes, Mike (SAGE Publications, 2017-11-19)Technology permeates our lives having significant effects on how we communicate, live, work and play. Information Communication Technologies have allowed individuals stay connected to family, friends and work colleagues ... -
The social, cultural and environmental costs of hyper-connectivity: Sleeping through the revolution
Hynes, Mike (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021-08-17)This book seeks broader critical engagement with the design, development and adoption processes of contemporary digital technologies. Such technology has been the catalyst for great improvements in the fields of medicine, ... -
Students-as-producers: Developing valuable student-centered research and learning opportunities
Hynes, Mike (Consortia Academia Publishing, 2017-07-19)The desire to connect teaching and research to create a productive and progressive framework for student learning has become one of the most significant spaces for academic development in Higher Education over the recent ... -
The utility of public transport in Ireland: Post COVID-19 lockdown and beyond
Hynes, Mike; Malone, Patrick (UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy, 2020-07-01)Moves towards decarbonising the Irish economy must focus strongly on reducing car dependence, particularly in our cities and towns. Car dependence is also costly in terms of social and economic externalities. Public transport ... -
Virtual consumption: A review of digitalization's “green” credentials
Hynes, Mike (Frontiers Media, 2022-11-23)The unprecedented development, growth, and widespread pervasiveness of digital Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) have coincided with ever-increasing levels of consumption and the climate emergency. Digital ICTs, ... -
Walk a mile in my shoes! An autoethnographical perspective of urban walkability in Galway
Hynes, Mike (SAGE Publications, 2022-02-04)The need to reverse the harmful economic, social and environmental effects of car-dependent cities has intensified as evidence of its costs on health, communities, local economies, and climate change goals becomes more ...