Critical challenges in implementing sustainable transport policy in Stockholm and Gothenburg
(2021) In Cities 113(June).- Abstract
This paper explores the mental-models of Swedish planners in order to understand the extent to which they support the ideals of sustainable transport. Focussing on three critical challenges: forecast-led versus vision-led planning; tackling congestion; and, public acceptability; the findings, drawn from in-depth interviews, demonstrate mostly advanced thinking. However, implementation can be at odds with these mental models, highlighting important lessons for other cities. There is a disconnect between the objectives of reducing car use and the continuation of investments in increasing road capacity, and a difficulty in transitioning from forecast-led planning to back-casting. Political controversies and public acceptability for... (More)
This paper explores the mental-models of Swedish planners in order to understand the extent to which they support the ideals of sustainable transport. Focussing on three critical challenges: forecast-led versus vision-led planning; tackling congestion; and, public acceptability; the findings, drawn from in-depth interviews, demonstrate mostly advanced thinking. However, implementation can be at odds with these mental models, highlighting important lessons for other cities. There is a disconnect between the objectives of reducing car use and the continuation of investments in increasing road capacity, and a difficulty in transitioning from forecast-led planning to back-casting. Political controversies and public acceptability for measures to decrease car use are an added challenge.
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- author
- Pettersson, Fredrik LU ; Stjernborg, Vanessa LU and Curtis, Carey LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2021-06
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Discourses, Mental models, Planning, Qualitative research, Sustainability, Transitions, Transport
- in
- Cities
- volume
- 113
- issue
- June
- article number
- 103153
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85101502592
- ISSN
- 0264-2751
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.cities.2021.103153
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 9997d1d8-d6fa-4e30-8674-57d1c5703ae6
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- 2021-03-01 14:54:31
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- 2022-04-27 00:27:37
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