Abstract
Recent research has recognised cycling and walking (active transport) as substantial elements contributing to sustainable mobility and public health challenges. There is less knowledge available on the integrated contributions of local-level governance processes and practical implementation of active transport promotion activities. To illustrate comprehensively the contributions of local-level activities, we defined a framework presenting transformative capacity towards active sustainable transport. The framework presents the essential elements and criteria in assessing the level of contributions towards active and sustainable mobility. Previous literature and a case study in six Finnish municipalities comprising interviews and documentary analysis were our primary research data. The Finnish experience shows that local actors can have different, yet successful, approaches in building transformative capacity towards active and sustainable transport.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1034-1044 |
| Journal | Case Studies on Transport Policy |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jun 2022 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Funding
Three out of six of our case municipalities received funding from the governmental Mobility Management programme for identification of and network building with potential sustainable mobility stakeholders and collaborators. It seems that in Oulu, Joensuu and Helsinki, such networking was carried out successfully without any external funding. Turku has participated actively in European research projects promoting sustainable modes. The research presented in this paper was carried out as part of the STYLE (Healthy Lifestyles to Boost Sustainable Growth) research project. Funding from the Academy of Finland Strategic Research Council (grant numbers 320399 , 320400 , 320401 and 320403 ) is gratefully acknowledged.
Keywords
- Active transport
- Local actions
- Sustainable Mobility
