La desserte aérienne de La Réunion et de Mayotte ou les enjeux d’accessibilité de deux départements français de l’océan Indien

This article invites a comparison, in terms of transport and mobility, between the two French departments of the Indian Ocean, Réunion and Mayotte. In doing so, it invites us to understand the air links that these two territories have established with the mainland France on one side and their region...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marie-Annick Lamy-Giner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université des Antilles 2024-04-01
Series:Études Caribéennes
Subjects:
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/31463
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850125493778513920
author Marie-Annick Lamy-Giner
author_facet Marie-Annick Lamy-Giner
author_sort Marie-Annick Lamy-Giner
collection DOAJ
description This article invites a comparison, in terms of transport and mobility, between the two French departments of the Indian Ocean, Réunion and Mayotte. In doing so, it invites us to understand the air links that these two territories have established with the mainland France on one side and their regional environment on the other. It is therefore a question of raising the central question of island accessibility through the prism of air transport, which will serve as a common thread for the analysis. Accessibility is defined as the greatest ease of reaching a place from one or more other places using all or part of the means of transport available. ‘The accessibility of a space to a central place can precisely be defined as the set of minimal paths from all places to this center. Paths can be evaluated in terms of physical distance (traveled or perceived), travel time, cost, and even enjoyment.’ Accessibility constitutes a primordial factor in opening up of island spaces, establishing the opening-closing dialectic of the islands. Obviously not all island spaces have the same level of accessibility. Between the islands which are on the fringes and those which are at the heart of globalization, the gradient is wide. Some are at the end of the archipelago, poorly connected to the other islands, while others stand out as crossroads.
format Article
id doaj-art-707a1c0d4b724803b53a135ea472f127
institution OA Journals
issn 1779-0980
1961-859X
language English
publishDate 2024-04-01
publisher Université des Antilles
record_format Article
series Études Caribéennes
spelling doaj-art-707a1c0d4b724803b53a135ea472f1272025-08-20T02:34:07ZengUniversité des AntillesÉtudes Caribéennes1779-09801961-859X2024-04-011210.4000/etudescaribeennes.31463La desserte aérienne de La Réunion et de Mayotte ou les enjeux d’accessibilité de deux départements français de l’océan IndienMarie-Annick Lamy-GinerThis article invites a comparison, in terms of transport and mobility, between the two French departments of the Indian Ocean, Réunion and Mayotte. In doing so, it invites us to understand the air links that these two territories have established with the mainland France on one side and their regional environment on the other. It is therefore a question of raising the central question of island accessibility through the prism of air transport, which will serve as a common thread for the analysis. Accessibility is defined as the greatest ease of reaching a place from one or more other places using all or part of the means of transport available. ‘The accessibility of a space to a central place can precisely be defined as the set of minimal paths from all places to this center. Paths can be evaluated in terms of physical distance (traveled or perceived), travel time, cost, and even enjoyment.’ Accessibility constitutes a primordial factor in opening up of island spaces, establishing the opening-closing dialectic of the islands. Obviously not all island spaces have the same level of accessibility. Between the islands which are on the fringes and those which are at the heart of globalization, the gradient is wide. Some are at the end of the archipelago, poorly connected to the other islands, while others stand out as crossroads.https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/31463insularityaccessibilityair transportIndian ocean
spellingShingle Marie-Annick Lamy-Giner
La desserte aérienne de La Réunion et de Mayotte ou les enjeux d’accessibilité de deux départements français de l’océan Indien
Études Caribéennes
insularity
accessibility
air transport
Indian ocean
title La desserte aérienne de La Réunion et de Mayotte ou les enjeux d’accessibilité de deux départements français de l’océan Indien
title_full La desserte aérienne de La Réunion et de Mayotte ou les enjeux d’accessibilité de deux départements français de l’océan Indien
title_fullStr La desserte aérienne de La Réunion et de Mayotte ou les enjeux d’accessibilité de deux départements français de l’océan Indien
title_full_unstemmed La desserte aérienne de La Réunion et de Mayotte ou les enjeux d’accessibilité de deux départements français de l’océan Indien
title_short La desserte aérienne de La Réunion et de Mayotte ou les enjeux d’accessibilité de deux départements français de l’océan Indien
title_sort la desserte aerienne de la reunion et de mayotte ou les enjeux d accessibilite de deux departements francais de l ocean indien
topic insularity
accessibility
air transport
Indian ocean
url https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/31463
work_keys_str_mv AT marieannicklamyginer ladesserteaeriennedelareunionetdemayotteoulesenjeuxdaccessibilitededeuxdepartementsfrancaisdeloceanindien