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Driving Change : A Case Study on the Role of Policy Adoption & Transfer in Achieving Sustainable Mobility Targets from the Green Deal

Penning, P.A. (2023) Driving Change : A Case Study on the Role of Policy Adoption & Transfer in Achieving Sustainable Mobility Targets from the Green Deal.

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Abstract:This study examines the extent to which European cities of different population sizes use the mechanisms of policy transfer to adopt and diffuse mobility policies. In 2019, the European Commission presented the Green Deal in which the European continent should be climate neutral by 2050. For many sectors, this means a complex intervention to become greener. Especially for the mobility sector, as this sector is responsible for a quarter of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union. For this purpose, two variables were developed: material (internal) and social & political factors (external). The Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans were examined for the six selected cities in this thesis using Atlas.ti. The study found that European cities have enough drivers to initiate the transition to sustainable mobility. However, material factors are crucial in this, mainly financial resources. Due to the prohibitive cost of the desired transition, municipalities need to be creative in their budgets to set and keep investments in green mobility high. Furthermore, European cities frequently use the mechanism of policy learning, looking at other countries and/or cities to apply successful mobility policies there in their cities.
Item Type:Essay (Master)
Faculty:BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Subject:88 social and public administration, 89 political science
Programme:European Studies MSc (69303)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/94811
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