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The following chapter will describe a range of empirical trends that are assumed to influence the possibilities for and expressions of mobility. These are among other things new information and communication technologies, the observation of a globalization of the world economy and increasing tendencies of regional integration. Processes of globalization have in the last decades often led to the conclusion that we are living in a time of rising mobility without any spatial limits and ties. This assumption will be considered critically.
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Pohl, N. (2001). Mobility in the 21stcentury: some empirical observations. In: Mobility in Space and Time. Contributions to Economics. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57608-9_2
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