Emmanuel Ravalet
Biographic Data
| ID | 308592 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emmanuel Ravalet |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emmanuel |
| FAMILY NAME | Ravalet |
| SIGNATURE | RAVALET E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne |
| ORCID | 0009-0002-1131-610X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 111 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Understanding home-to-work distances of teleworkers. Residential mobilities and work relocation dynamics in Switzerland
How does telework impact daily and residential mobilities
The practice of telework has undergone a transformative shift, fundamentally reshaping work and lifestyle choices. Switzerland, like many other regions, experienced a remarkable acceleration of this shift, with the COVID-19 pandemic propelling telework from 25% of the workforce before the outbreak to 37.1% by the year 2022 (FSO, 2023). This surge in telework adoption has potentially enabled a re-evaluation of how people engage with their professi…
Cargo bikes and their modal shift effects
In the context of a modal shift towards alternative transport modes such as cycling, walking and public transport, cargo bikes for personal transport could fill a void in the transport market by providing an alternative to car trips, especially among families. Yet, few studies have considered their modal shift effects on the use of other transport modes. We conduct a nationwide survey of 696 cargo bike owners in Switzerland, one of the largest sa…
How do e-bikes compete with the other modes of transport? Investigating multiple dimensions of a modal shift
E-bikes are increasing popular. Their health and environment benefits depend strongly on the transport modes they replace. This paper addresses the multiple dimensions of the modal shift induced by e-bikes (motivations, uses, substitution, renunciation). It is based on biographical interviews (n = 24) and a survey (n = 1466) in Lausanne, Switzerland. Results show that e-bikes are used very frequently and for a variety of reasons (mostly utilitari…
De différences en inégalités
À partir de données tirées d’une enquête mixte, recueillies sur le territoire de la métropole de Lyon, cet article s’attache à décrire et analyser les différenciations en matière d’accès au télétravail et de conditions entourant sa pratique dans le contexte de la crise sanitaire. Des analyses croisées de données quantitatives, d’une analyse factorielle et d’entretiens qualitatifs permettent de présenter, d’une part, les différences d’accès au tél…
Potential rebound effects of teleworking on residential and daily mobility
The practice of teleworking has been growing steadily in recent years with the development of ICT and the flexibilisation of work. The Covid-19 pandemic and its stay-at-home restrictions have further accelerated this trend. As teleworking reduces the frequency of commuting, it also reduces CO2emissions and may be seen as a tool to regulate mobility. However, and especially since working from home enables more flexible working, teleworking may hav…
Le permis de conduire chez les jeunes
Bien davantage qu’un simple document officiel, le permis de conduire représente un ensemble de règles, le droit de conduire légalement, mais aussi un rituel lié à l’entrée dans l’âge adulte. Ce qui était devenu un passage quasi obligé semble pourtant avoir perdu de son attrait, les jeunes étant moins nombreux à posséder un permis de conduire. Basé sur une large enquête (plus de 40’000 répondants) menée en Suisse, cet article aborde les déterminan…
Quel imaginaire de la voiture chez les adolescents européens
Pointée du doigt depuis plusieurs décennies, pour ses émissions polluantes et pour la consommation d’espace qui lui est associée, la voiture et la limitation de son usage se situe au cœur de la majorité des politiques publiques de mobilité en Europe. Ce positionnement semble aujourd’hui renforcé par un présupposé désamour de la voiture de la part d’une partie de la population comme les jeunes adultes, pour lesquels on observe un net recul de l’âg…
Is the car losing its shine? An analysis of European adolescents’ imaginaries about automobile
Recent scientific publications show an increase in the average age of obtaining a driving license. This phenomenon suggests a certain disavowal of the car among young adults and teenagers. Based on a survey of more than 8,000 teenagers across five European countries, this article analyses the perception of cars among teenagers aged 14 to 17 years. Knowledge of teenagers’ perception of cars makes it possible to consider their future modal practice…
Analysing the Role of Social Visits on Migrants’ Social Capital
There are concerns that migrants may be embedded in far-flung networks with support being less collective. The spatial dispersion of their relatives and friends would result in fragmented networks with lower solidarity and lower mutual trust than densely connected networks based on geographical proximity. This may be particularly true for migrants who rarely meet their relatives and friends face-to-face. Yet, it is unclear what role, if any, dist…
Measuring and typifying mobility using motility
In this article, we will measure individuals’ and groups’ aptitude for movement and consider them relative to their living environment by developing a typology of motility. This will help highlight both the range and variety of skills for being mobile, and the social and spatial inequalities associated with them. We will address this question based on the panel data from the Job Mobilities and Family Lives research study (hereafter referred to as…
Des liens aux lieux
Le présent article questionne l’articulation entre mobilités et ancrages chez les grands mobiles pour raisons professionnelles. Plus précisément, il interroge la manière dont leurs pratiques de mobilité permettent de s’approprier les lieux qu’ils pratiquent durant leurs déplacements. Pour cela, nous nous appuyons sur des récits de vie obtenus par entretiens, réalisés en France dans le cadre du second volet d’une enquête européenne portant sur les…
Réversibilités spatiales, réversibilités sociales
Depuis une trentaine d’années, les sociétés occidentales ont connu un rétrécissement spatio-temporel sans précédent qui interroge les liens entre les circulations spatiales et sociales. Il s’agit de proposer un éclairage à cette problématique à partir de données mixtes qui portent sur une population de grands mobiles pour raisons professionnelles. Dans quelle mesure des pratiques spatio-temporelles réversibles telles que des déplacements intensif…
Determinants of extreme commuting. Evidence from Brussels, Geneva and Lyon
Job-related “high mobility” in times of economic crisis
Social and spatial mobility is a core value of late modern societies. Increasing numbers of people are practicing work-related high mobility, such as daily or weekly long-distance commuting and frequent work-related travel. In this article we propose to explore the impact of the economic crisis on job-related high mobility. The data used come from a European longitudinal quantitative survey (in Germany, Spain, France, and Switzerland) of work-rel…
Motilité et mobilité
Mobilités, activités et territoires du quotidien à Niamey (Niger)
Alors que l’étude de la ségrégation dans les villes contemporaines se limite généralement à une approche des localisations résidentielles, le parti-pris de cet article est d’étudier certains comportements de déplacements individuels et la participation aux activités dans l’objectif de discuter des dynamiques de repli, d’isolement, ou encore de fragmentation sociale. Nous défendons dans cet article l’idée que considérer de front la spécialisation …
La mobilité dans tous ses états. Représentations, imaginaires et pratiques
Keywords: mobilite ; imaginaire Reference EPFL-ARTICLE-213453 URL: http://sociologies.revues.org/5134 Record created on 2015-11-02, modified on 2016-08-09
Youth migration and spaces of education
More than ever, young people move. Over the past few decades, political, economic, social and demographic changes in many parts of the world have uprooted many people and stimulated migration to ci
The selective migration of young graduates
Highly qualified rural youth
This paper addresses the motivations underlying migration decision-making in the case of young university graduates returning to their rural home region in Switzerland. Empirical results show the joint role of social ties, living environment, and job opportunities, although the weight given to each of these factors varies between graduates. Some strategies used by the graduates to cope with a limited labour market are furthermore identified. I ar…
Gentrifiers and Their Choice of Housing
This paper draws on the literature on residential mobility in order to address the housing choice of gentrifiers and its different dimensions (profile, trajectories, and motivations). The gentrification literature is reviewed in regard to these dimensions. Empirical material is based on questionnaires sent to the inhabitants of new high-status developments (new-build gentrification) in two Swiss cities (Zurich and Neuchâtel). By pointing out some…
The selective migration of young graduates
Youth migration and spaces of education
More than ever, young people move. Over the past few decades, political, economic, social and demographic changes in many parts of the world have uprooted many people and stimulated migration to ci
Highly qualified rural youth
This paper addresses the motivations underlying migration decision-making in the case of young university graduates returning to their rural home region in Switzerland. Empirical results show the joint role of social ties, living environment, and job opportunities, although the weight given to each of these factors varies between graduates. Some strategies used by the graduates to cope with a limited labour market are furthermore identified. I ar…
Measuring and typifying mobility using motility
In this article, we will measure individuals’ and groups’ aptitude for movement and consider them relative to their living environment by developing a typology of motility. This will help highlight both the range and variety of skills for being mobile, and the social and spatial inequalities associated with them. We will address this question based on the panel data from the Job Mobilities and Family Lives research study (hereafter referred to as…
Job-related “high mobility” in times of economic crisis
Social and spatial mobility is a core value of late modern societies. Increasing numbers of people are practicing work-related high mobility, such as daily or weekly long-distance commuting and frequent work-related travel. In this article we propose to explore the impact of the economic crisis on job-related high mobility. The data used come from a European longitudinal quantitative survey (in Germany, Spain, France, and Switzerland) of work-rel…
Gentrifiers and Their Choice of Housing
This paper draws on the literature on residential mobility in order to address the housing choice of gentrifiers and its different dimensions (profile, trajectories, and motivations). The gentrification literature is reviewed in regard to these dimensions. Empirical material is based on questionnaires sent to the inhabitants of new high-status developments (new-build gentrification) in two Swiss cities (Zurich and Neuchâtel). By pointing out some…
Analysing the Role of Social Visits on Migrants’ Social Capital
There are concerns that migrants may be embedded in far-flung networks with support being less collective. The spatial dispersion of their relatives and friends would result in fragmented networks with lower solidarity and lower mutual trust than densely connected networks based on geographical proximity. This may be particularly true for migrants who rarely meet their relatives and friends face-to-face. Yet, it is unclear what role, if any, dist…
Determinants of extreme commuting. Evidence from Brussels, Geneva and Lyon
How do e-bikes compete with the other modes of transport? Investigating multiple dimensions of a modal shift
E-bikes are increasing popular. Their health and environment benefits depend strongly on the transport modes they replace. This paper addresses the multiple dimensions of the modal shift induced by e-bikes (motivations, uses, substitution, renunciation). It is based on biographical interviews (n = 24) and a survey (n = 1466) in Lausanne, Switzerland. Results show that e-bikes are used very frequently and for a variety of reasons (mostly utilitari…
Potential rebound effects of teleworking on residential and daily mobility
The practice of teleworking has been growing steadily in recent years with the development of ICT and the flexibilisation of work. The Covid-19 pandemic and its stay-at-home restrictions have further accelerated this trend. As teleworking reduces the frequency of commuting, it also reduces CO2emissions and may be seen as a tool to regulate mobility. However, and especially since working from home enables more flexible working, teleworking may hav…
La mobilité dans tous ses états. Représentations, imaginaires et pratiques
Keywords: mobilite ; imaginaire Reference EPFL-ARTICLE-213453 URL: http://sociologies.revues.org/5134 Record created on 2015-11-02, modified on 2016-08-09
Gentrifiers and Their Choice of Housing
This paper draws on the literature on residential mobility in order to address the housing choice of gentrifiers and its different dimensions (profile, trajectories, and motivations). The gentrification literature is reviewed in regard to these dimensions. Empirical material is based on questionnaires sent to the inhabitants of new high-status developments (new-build gentrification) in two Swiss cities (Zurich and Neuchâtel). By pointing out some…
Highly qualified rural youth
This paper addresses the motivations underlying migration decision-making in the case of young university graduates returning to their rural home region in Switzerland. Empirical results show the joint role of social ties, living environment, and job opportunities, although the weight given to each of these factors varies between graduates. Some strategies used by the graduates to cope with a limited labour market are furthermore identified. I ar…
Youth migration and spaces of education
More than ever, young people move. Over the past few decades, political, economic, social and demographic changes in many parts of the world have uprooted many people and stimulated migration to ci
The selective migration of young graduates
Motilité et mobilité
Mobilités, activités et territoires du quotidien à Niamey (Niger)
Alors que l’étude de la ségrégation dans les villes contemporaines se limite généralement à une approche des localisations résidentielles, le parti-pris de cet article est d’étudier certains comportements de déplacements individuels et la participation aux activités dans l’objectif de discuter des dynamiques de repli, d’isolement, ou encore de fragmentation sociale. Nous défendons dans cet article l’idée que considérer de front la spécialisation …
La mobilité dans tous ses états. Représentations, imaginaires et pratiques
Keywords: mobilite ; imaginaire Reference EPFL-ARTICLE-213453 URL: http://sociologies.revues.org/5134 Record created on 2015-11-02, modified on 2016-08-09
Des liens aux lieux
Le présent article questionne l’articulation entre mobilités et ancrages chez les grands mobiles pour raisons professionnelles. Plus précisément, il interroge la manière dont leurs pratiques de mobilité permettent de s’approprier les lieux qu’ils pratiquent durant leurs déplacements. Pour cela, nous nous appuyons sur des récits de vie obtenus par entretiens, réalisés en France dans le cadre du second volet d’une enquête européenne portant sur les…
Réversibilités spatiales, réversibilités sociales
Depuis une trentaine d’années, les sociétés occidentales ont connu un rétrécissement spatio-temporel sans précédent qui interroge les liens entre les circulations spatiales et sociales. Il s’agit de proposer un éclairage à cette problématique à partir de données mixtes qui portent sur une population de grands mobiles pour raisons professionnelles. Dans quelle mesure des pratiques spatio-temporelles réversibles telles que des déplacements intensif…
Determinants of extreme commuting. Evidence from Brussels, Geneva and Lyon
Job-related “high mobility” in times of economic crisis
Social and spatial mobility is a core value of late modern societies. Increasing numbers of people are practicing work-related high mobility, such as daily or weekly long-distance commuting and frequent work-related travel. In this article we propose to explore the impact of the economic crisis on job-related high mobility. The data used come from a European longitudinal quantitative survey (in Germany, Spain, France, and Switzerland) of work-rel…
Analysing the Role of Social Visits on Migrants’ Social Capital
There are concerns that migrants may be embedded in far-flung networks with support being less collective. The spatial dispersion of their relatives and friends would result in fragmented networks with lower solidarity and lower mutual trust than densely connected networks based on geographical proximity. This may be particularly true for migrants who rarely meet their relatives and friends face-to-face. Yet, it is unclear what role, if any, dist…
Measuring and typifying mobility using motility
In this article, we will measure individuals’ and groups’ aptitude for movement and consider them relative to their living environment by developing a typology of motility. This will help highlight both the range and variety of skills for being mobile, and the social and spatial inequalities associated with them. We will address this question based on the panel data from the Job Mobilities and Family Lives research study (hereafter referred to as…
Quel imaginaire de la voiture chez les adolescents européens
Pointée du doigt depuis plusieurs décennies, pour ses émissions polluantes et pour la consommation d’espace qui lui est associée, la voiture et la limitation de son usage se situe au cœur de la majorité des politiques publiques de mobilité en Europe. Ce positionnement semble aujourd’hui renforcé par un présupposé désamour de la voiture de la part d’une partie de la population comme les jeunes adultes, pour lesquels on observe un net recul de l’âg…
Is the car losing its shine? An analysis of European adolescents’ imaginaries about automobile
Recent scientific publications show an increase in the average age of obtaining a driving license. This phenomenon suggests a certain disavowal of the car among young adults and teenagers. Based on a survey of more than 8,000 teenagers across five European countries, this article analyses the perception of cars among teenagers aged 14 to 17 years. Knowledge of teenagers’ perception of cars makes it possible to consider their future modal practice…
Le permis de conduire chez les jeunes
Bien davantage qu’un simple document officiel, le permis de conduire représente un ensemble de règles, le droit de conduire légalement, mais aussi un rituel lié à l’entrée dans l’âge adulte. Ce qui était devenu un passage quasi obligé semble pourtant avoir perdu de son attrait, les jeunes étant moins nombreux à posséder un permis de conduire. Basé sur une large enquête (plus de 40’000 répondants) menée en Suisse, cet article aborde les déterminan…
Potential rebound effects of teleworking on residential and daily mobility
The practice of teleworking has been growing steadily in recent years with the development of ICT and the flexibilisation of work. The Covid-19 pandemic and its stay-at-home restrictions have further accelerated this trend. As teleworking reduces the frequency of commuting, it also reduces CO2emissions and may be seen as a tool to regulate mobility. However, and especially since working from home enables more flexible working, teleworking may hav…
De différences en inégalités
À partir de données tirées d’une enquête mixte, recueillies sur le territoire de la métropole de Lyon, cet article s’attache à décrire et analyser les différenciations en matière d’accès au télétravail et de conditions entourant sa pratique dans le contexte de la crise sanitaire. Des analyses croisées de données quantitatives, d’une analyse factorielle et d’entretiens qualitatifs permettent de présenter, d’une part, les différences d’accès au tél…
Cargo bikes and their modal shift effects
In the context of a modal shift towards alternative transport modes such as cycling, walking and public transport, cargo bikes for personal transport could fill a void in the transport market by providing an alternative to car trips, especially among families. Yet, few studies have considered their modal shift effects on the use of other transport modes. We conduct a nationwide survey of 696 cargo bike owners in Switzerland, one of the largest sa…
How do e-bikes compete with the other modes of transport? Investigating multiple dimensions of a modal shift
E-bikes are increasing popular. Their health and environment benefits depend strongly on the transport modes they replace. This paper addresses the multiple dimensions of the modal shift induced by e-bikes (motivations, uses, substitution, renunciation). It is based on biographical interviews (n = 24) and a survey (n = 1466) in Lausanne, Switzerland. Results show that e-bikes are used very frequently and for a variety of reasons (mostly utilitari…
How does telework impact daily and residential mobilities
The practice of telework has undergone a transformative shift, fundamentally reshaping work and lifestyle choices. Switzerland, like many other regions, experienced a remarkable acceleration of this shift, with the COVID-19 pandemic propelling telework from 25% of the workforce before the outbreak to 37.1% by the year 2022 (FSO, 2023). This surge in telework adoption has potentially enabled a re-evaluation of how people engage with their professi…
Understanding home-to-work distances of teleworkers. Residential mobilities and work relocation dynamics in Switzerland
Sociology (13 works) · Political science (11 works) · Urban Transport and Accessibility (11 works) · Economics (9 works) · Demographic economics (8 works) · Humanities (7 works) · French Urban and Social Studies (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Art (5 works)