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Personal profile
Research summary
Philippe GERBER is a geographer with main interests in Land Use and Transport Interaction (LUTI) models, especially those linking interactions between residential and daily mobility, using spatial analysis and econometric tools. He also has strong expertise in survey design and the application of related analytical methods. In doing so, he contributes to a better understanding of spatial mobility behaviours beyond the traditional prism of ‘bounded rationality’, with a focus on individuals’ attitudes, practices, preferences and representations in particular cross-border contexts. He is working at the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research – LISER – since 2001, after his completion of his PhD in 2000 about residential mobility in general, and gentrification and urban comfort in particular. He is also lecturer in three different universities: Luxembourg, Aix-Marseille, Lorraine, and research associate of the Image Ville Environnement Laboratory from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in Strasbourg. He was visiting scholar at the School of Urban Planning and the Department of Geography at McGill University, and also at the Faculty of Environmental Planning at the University of Montréal (QC, Canada) up to August 2019. He is also an invited scholar at EPFL (Lausanne, Switzerland).
Education/Academic qualification
PhD
Keywords
- G Geography (General)
- HE Transportation and Communications
- HA Statistics
Free keywords
- Daily mobility
- Residential mobility
- Travel behaviour
- Modelling
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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MobInPlace: The power of daily mobility: Unlocking Healthy Aging in Place from a Cross-Border Perspective
Gerber, P. (PI) & Zittoun, F. (PhD student)
Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)
15/09/25 → 14/09/29
Project: Research
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TRANSFORM: Urban mobility cultures in transition: Socio-spatial implications of transformative practices
Soria-Lara, J. A. (PI), Van Acker, V. (Partner PI), Gerber, P. (CoI), Abid, Z. (PhD student) & Shoaib, A. (PhD student)
1/02/25 → 31/01/29
Project: Research
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MAMBHA: Mapping real-life mobility and healthy aging: Longitudinal cohorts in Switzerland and Luxembourg
Gerber, P. (PI), Perchoux, C. (CoI), Klein, S. (CoI), Villeret, A. (CoI), Breulheid, S. (CoI), Röcke, C. (Partner PI), Martin, M. (CoI) & Zhao, Y. (CoI)
Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)
1/09/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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WinWin4WorkLife: Healthy, inclusive and sustainable remote work futures as a Win-Win for employees and employers in urban, rural and cross-border areas
Van Acker, V. (PI), Gerber, P. (CoI), Hauret, L. (CoI), Martin, L. (CoI), Montes Viñas, A. (CoI), M. Sologon, D. (CoI), Vallaeys, H. (CoI), Pieter, T. (CoI), Minnen, J. (CoI), Kaufmann, V. (CoI), Drevon, G. (CoI), Karnaki, P. (CoI), Linos, A. (CoI), Münter, L. (CoI), Zinckernagel, L. (CoI), de Abreu e Silva, J. (CoI), Moeckel, R. (CoI), Arntz, M. (CoI), Ben Yahmed, S. (CoI), Erdsiek, D. (CoI), Soria-Lara, J. A. (CoI), Martin Ramos, B. (CoI), Lopez Lambas, M. E. (CoI), Navarro Ligero, M. (CoI), Rojas Rivero, A. (CoI), Kovacikova, T. (CoI), Cornet, Y. (CoI), Buzna, L. (CoI), Petrov, T. (CoI), Malichova, E. (CoI), Hook, H. (CoI), Järv, O. (CoI), Toivonen, T. (CoI), Karasov, O. (CoI), Müürisepp, K. (CoI), Weerepas, M. (CoI), Mertens, P. (CoI), Krabac, J. (CoI), Kavec, J. (CoI), Hrnciar, M. (CoI), Weber, J. (CoI), Golpour, A. (CoI), Giorgione, G. (CoI) & Darud, B. (CoI)
1/02/24 → 31/07/27
Project: Research
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REGEN: REGENeration of neighbourhoods towards a low-carbon, inclusive and affordable built environment
Klein, O. (PI), Blond-Hanten, C. (CoI), Dijst, M. (PI), Essuman, G. E. (CoI), Gerber, P. (CoI), Lukoseviciute, G. (CoI), Van Acker, V. (CoI), Kubicki, S. (Partner PI), Barrere, C. (CoI), Oxizidis, S. (CoI), Urra, S. (CoI), Adell, G. (CoI), Gryszkiewicz, L. (CoI), Kellen, M. (CoI), Dubois, G. (CoI), Bocanegra, A. (CoI), Oleaga, J. (CoI), Bussard Mogrovejo, Y. (CoI), Zuccotti, V. (CoI), Papetti, M. (CoI), Lodigiani, A. (CoI), Bergin, L. (CoI), Mccormac, D. (CoI), Purcell, F. (CoI), van Delft, A. (CoI), Kastelijn, M. (CoI), Vervoort, A. (CoI), Durmisevic, E. (CoI), Vancutsem, D. (CoI) & Darud, B. (CoI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Managing future cross-border daily mobility pressures in the Greater Region
Gerber, P., Godefroy, S., Jacquot, M. & Klein, S., 16 Jun 2026, 10 p. Esch-sur-Alzette : LISER.Research output: Other contribution
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MMUST : Un outil d’aide à la décision pour planifier la mobilité
Godefroy, S., Jacquot, M., Gerber, P., Klein, S. & Schiebel, J., 15 Mar 2026, 16 p. AGAPE - Agence d’urbanisme et de développement durable Lorraine Nord.Translated title of the contribution :MMUST, a decision support tool to plan mobility Research output: Other contribution
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The sociability space: Putting social networks into geographical space
Fancello, G., Chaix, B., Gerber, P., Kestens, Y., Naud, A., Sueur, C. & Vallée, J., Jul 2026, In: Social Networks. 86, p. 240-251 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Vers où va-t-on? La mobilité quotidienne transfrontalière
Gerber, P. & Jacquot, M., 8 May 2026, 2 p. Luxembourg : Forum a.s.b.l.Translated title of the contribution :Where are we going?: Cross-border daily mobility Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
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Automobile dependence for commuting to and from work
Ferro, Y., Caruso, G. & Gerber, P., 27 Feb 2025, 16 p. Esch-Belval : STATEC.Research output: Other contribution
Open AccessFile45 Downloads (Pure)