The Transport_and_Society Network

Virtual Journeys

Sharing experience, archiving practice

Updated 18 May 2003

Journeys Explained

 Transport Journeys 

Research Journeys

 Learning Journeys

 Available Journeys

Journeys Explained

The Virtual Journey was developed by the Odyssey Group, an open network of organisation researchers who meet in physical and cyber-space to discuss and enact the implications of the current generation of Information and Communication Technologies.

The use of web technology to capture key aspects of an environment or a pathway through an environment. It allows virtual participation in workshops and discussions. It also provides a safe means of reconnaisance and orientation for those previously excluded.

An account of the process can be accessed at www.stephenelittle.com.

Further discussion and examples can be found at the Knowledge_Links site

U.S.-Canada Border, Niagara

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Transport Journeys

A journey consists of a web page (or small set of pages) containing images gathered during a physical journey and links to relevant web-sites discovered either on route or subsequently.

This site contains several examples including:

Foot and Mouth Disease in the UK: a photo journal

A new Scottish enlightenment: transport, telematics and the reduction of social exclusion

Hong Kong subway
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Research Journeys

Township Transport was constructed in South Africa as a resource or tool kit to further participative planning and organisation of transport in South African townships.

Townsville Transport was developed as a companion to Township Transportand an adjunct to the APROS 2000 meeting in Sydney.

Tatra Transport completes this trio of transport related sites and is a repository of practice - good and bad - from around the globe.

Township, Western Cape, R.S.A.
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Learning Journeys

A set of journeys has been developed as a learning support to the Open University Business school MBA elective on Managing Knowledge.

These are available at the Knowledge Links site which is a resource for anyone interested in the issues covered, including the overseas partners of OUBS.

Egana Goldpfeil watch factory, Longgang China
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Available Journeys

A list of extant journeys can be found HERE

This will be extended as new examples are produced by the activities of the various Group members and their colleagues.

Brisbane River
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This page is maintained by
Stephen Little
Senior Lecturer in Knowledge Management
Open University Business School
Milton Keynes, U.K.
s.e.little@open.ac.uk