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The justice pitfalls of a sustainable transport transition

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: This article examines the potential adverse effects of sustainable transport transitions on justice. It is important for policy debates to consider how pro-environment policies may adversely impact social justice. We apply a broad conception of justice as comprising redistribution, representation and recognition to the transport transition in Bergen, Norway, with ambitious climate mitigation policies to be met primarily by reshaping transport. Through primary data collection and critical literature review, we identify several potential injustice effects of green transport transitions. These particularly relate to the redistributive effects of selective allocation of benefits and to less tangible processes of representation and recognition.

Source: Environment and Planning F

DOI: 10.1177/26349825221082169

Authors: Katinka Wågsæther, Devyn Remme, Håvard Haarstad, Siddharth Sareen

Institutions: University of Bergen, University of Stavanger

Language: English

Topic: Sustainability and Climate Change Governance

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Reduced inequalities, Sustainable cities and communities, Climate action

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Norges Forskningsråd