Covid-19 couldn’t car less? Examining the pandemic’s effects on urban mobility and the implications for a carbon-neutral and inclusive transition. A case study from Hamburg, Germany.
(2021) In Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science MESM02 20211LUCSUS (Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies)
- Abstract
- The global pandemic of Covid-19 has drastically changed the behaviour of citizens around the world. This research aims to identify actions that ensure low-carbon, inclusive forms of mobility that respond to the behavioural changes during Covid-19. The city of Hamburg, Germany, and its problems with transport-related emissions and socio-economic inequalities serve as a representative case study. The results of a conducted survey, show that the pandemic has both led to carbon-low and carbon- intensive behavioural changes. Desirable behaviour changes for the Post-Covid-19 future are defined based on Sen’s capabilities approach. This research concludes that in order to react to the behavioural changes related to the pandemic, a restriction of... (More)
- The global pandemic of Covid-19 has drastically changed the behaviour of citizens around the world. This research aims to identify actions that ensure low-carbon, inclusive forms of mobility that respond to the behavioural changes during Covid-19. The city of Hamburg, Germany, and its problems with transport-related emissions and socio-economic inequalities serve as a representative case study. The results of a conducted survey, show that the pandemic has both led to carbon-low and carbon- intensive behavioural changes. Desirable behaviour changes for the Post-Covid-19 future are defined based on Sen’s capabilities approach. This research concludes that in order to react to the behavioural changes related to the pandemic, a restriction of car traffic and structural changes are needed, which comes with a series of challenges connected to governmental organizations and power dynamics. To overcome these challenges this research suggests participation practices according to the Right to the City narrative. (Less)
- Abstract (German)
- Die globale Covid-19 Pandemie hat das Verhalten der Menschen auf der ganzen Welt drastisch verändert. Diese Forschung zielt darauf ab, Maßnahmen zu identifizieren, die kohlenstoffarme, inklusive Formen der Mobilität sicherstellen, welche auf die Verhaltensänderungen während Covid-19 reagieren. Die Stadt Hamburg, und ihre Probleme mit verkehrsbedingten Emissionen und sozioökonomischen Ungleichheiten dient als repräsentative Fallstudie. Die Ergebnisse einer durchgeführten Umfrage zeigen, dass die Pandemie sowohl zu kohlenstoffarmen als auch zu kohlenstoffintensiven Verhaltensänderungen geführt hat. Wünschenswerte Verhaltensänderungen für die Post-Covid-19-Zukunft werden auf der Grundlage des Befähigungs-Ansatzes nach Sen definiert. Diese... (More)
- Die globale Covid-19 Pandemie hat das Verhalten der Menschen auf der ganzen Welt drastisch verändert. Diese Forschung zielt darauf ab, Maßnahmen zu identifizieren, die kohlenstoffarme, inklusive Formen der Mobilität sicherstellen, welche auf die Verhaltensänderungen während Covid-19 reagieren. Die Stadt Hamburg, und ihre Probleme mit verkehrsbedingten Emissionen und sozioökonomischen Ungleichheiten dient als repräsentative Fallstudie. Die Ergebnisse einer durchgeführten Umfrage zeigen, dass die Pandemie sowohl zu kohlenstoffarmen als auch zu kohlenstoffintensiven Verhaltensänderungen geführt hat. Wünschenswerte Verhaltensänderungen für die Post-Covid-19-Zukunft werden auf der Grundlage des Befähigungs-Ansatzes nach Sen definiert. Diese Forschung kommt zu dem Schluss, dass, um auf die Verhaltensänderungen im Zusammenhang mit der Pandemie zu reagieren, eine Einschränkung des Autoverkehrs und strukturelle Veränderungen erforderlich sind, was mit einer Reihe von Herausforderungen verbunden ist, die mit staatlichen Organisationen und Machtdynamiken zusammenhängen. Um diese Herausforderungen zu überwinden, schlägt diese Forschung Partizipationspraktiken gemäß dem Recht auf Stadt Konzeptes vor. (Less)
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- author
- Schellenberg, Anna LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MESM02 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Covid-19, Hamburg, Right to the City, Sustainability Science, mobility
- publication/series
- Master Thesis Series in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science
- report number
- 2021:016
- language
- English
- id
- 9047684
- date added to LUP
- 2021-06-02 07:49:12
- date last changed
- 2021-06-02 07:49:12
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note = {{Student Paper}},
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