Policy measures for accepted sustainable accessibility and social justice

Important results from the project

The purpose of this project has been to study the social effects of instruments and strategies for fossil-free transportation. This is done by testing and further developing methods for effect assessments based on better understanding and analysis of distributional effects and social effects. Quantitative and qualitative factors are used to assess various strategies focusing on gender equality, equality and geographical justice. The study provides recommendations on instruments and measures that can contribute to a more equitable conversion to fossil-free transportation.

Expected long term effects

The result indicates that there are no clear visions for fossilfree transportation in the countryside and lack of understanding of how a change affects people there. The result indicates that complementary strategies are needed to ensure that people in rural areas are not left outside the transition and to increase the legitimacy of policy instruments and measures. Some examples are a changed role for public transport, so that it contributes to ensuring that everyone has a sufficiently good service, as well as instruments that help to compensate for increased costs by car in rural areas.

Approach and implementation

The methods used are a framework analysis at an overall level where different strategies are assessed on the basis of a number of criteria in an assessment matrix, and the dialogue method Mobility labs which aims to increase the knowledge of the effects different strategies have in a local context. Both methods are applied to a selection of transport climate change strategies. Mobility labs have been conducted in different geographical contexts: Hällefors, Örebro and Odensbacken. The methods seek to capture effects on gender equality, equality and geographical justice.