Building transformative capacity towards active sustainable transport in urban areas – Experiences from local actions in Finland

Anu Tuominen; Henna Sundqvist-Andberg; Minna Aittasalo; Jonne Silonsaari; Katariina Kiviluoto; Petri Tapio

doi:10.1016/j.cstp.2022.03.015

Building transformative capacity towards active sustainable transport in urban areas – Experiences from local actions in Finland

Anu Tuominen^*
, Henna Sundqvist-Andberg
, Minna Aittasalo
, Jonne Silonsaari
, Katariina Kiviluoto
, Petri Tapio

^*Corresponding author for this work

BA4608 Sustainable business

UKK Institute
University of Jyväskylä
University of Turku

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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
Pages (from-to)	1034-1044
Journal	Case Studies on Transport Policy
Volume	10
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2022.03.015
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.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Keywords

Active transport
Local actions
Sustainable Mobility

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