Experimenting For Sustainable Transport: The Approach Of Strategic Niche Management (transport, Development And Sustainability Series)

Technological change is a central feature of modern societies and a powerful source for social change. There is an urgent task to direct these new technologies towards sustainability, but society lacks perspectives, instruments and policies to accomplish this. There is no blueprint for a sustainable future, and it is necessary to experiment with alternative paths that seem promising. Various new transport technologies promise to bring sustainability benefits. But as this book shows, important lessons are often overlooked because the experiments are not designed to challenge the basic assumptions about established patterns of transport choices. Learning how to organise the process of innovation implementation is essential if the maximum impact is to be achieved - it is here that strategic niche management offers new perspectives. The book uses a series of eight recent experiments with electric vehicles, carsharing schemes, bicycle pools and fleet management to illustrate the means by which technological change must be closely linked to social change if successful implementation is to take place. The basic divide between proponents of technological fixes and those in favour of behavioural change needs to be bridged, perhaps indicating a third way. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 The Authors......Page 8 Preface......Page 10 List of Abbreviations......Page 12 01 Technological Fixes......Page 14 02 Nurtured Spaces......Page 25 03 Promises for Sustainable Transport......Page 49 04 Experiments in Electrifying Mobility......Page 66 05 Experiments in Reconfiguring Mobility......Page 136 06 Strategic Niche Management......Page 193 Index......Page 219 Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; The Authors; Preface; List Of Abbreviations; 01 Technological Fixes; 02 Nurtured Spaces; 03 Promises For Sustainable Transport; 04 Experiments In Electrifying Mobility; 05 Experiments In Reconfiguring Mobility; 06 Strategic Niche Management; Index.electronic Reproduction.available Via World Wide Web. 1. Technological Fixes -- 2. Nurtured Spaces -- 3. Promises For Sustainable Transport -- 4. Experiments In Electrifying Mobility -- 5. Experiments In Reconfiguring Mobility -- 6. Strategic Niche Management René Kemp ... [et Al.] Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Annotation This book describes eight experiments with sustainable transport options which are analysed in the context of established travel practice and car ownership and the problems they pose, and the tends in transport technology and policy When we visit an 'autosalon' or 'motor show', we are invited to enter the future of transport: progress envisioned in terms of technology and technological advance.