Planning for mobility, a citizen perspective: Planning for mobility, a citizen perspective
Authors
Tarstrup, Christian ; Skjøtt, Anders
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2018
Submitted on
2018-06-08
Pages
112
Abstract
This thesis examines the role of congestion and how to increase mobility by applying the four-step principle as a transport planning tool, using Vejen Municipality in Denmark as a case study. The research question asks under what circumstances the four-step principle can be used to prioritize planning and realize the potential of its four steps. To explore this, the authors developed four future transport scenarios for Vejen, each aligned with one step of the principle: influencing behavior, making more efficient use of the system (e.g., ITS/MaaS), improving existing infrastructure, and building new infrastructure. The planning paradigm was identified through analyses of municipal and regional plans, while users’ perspectives were explored using social practice theory. The empirical basis comprises a survey with 287 respondents, two expert interviews, and two focus group interviews. The study concludes that many proposed initiatives are applicable in Denmark, but highlights challenges regarding which level of government should lead their development and the conditions required to operationalize the four-step principle.
Dette speciale undersøger trængslens rolle og hvordan mobiliteten kan øges ved at anvende firetrinsprincippet som planlægningsværktøj, med Vejen Kommune som casestudie. Problemformuleringen er: under hvilke omstændigheder kan firetrinsprincippet bruges til at prioritere planlægning og udnytte de fire trins potentiale i transport? For at belyse dette blev der udviklet fire fremtidsscenarier for transport i Vejen Kommune, der hver knytter sig til et trin i princippet: at påvirke adfærd, at udnytte systemet mere effektivt (fx ITS/MaaS), at forbedre eksisterende infrastruktur og at etablere ny infrastruktur. Den planlægningsmæssige ramme blev klarlagt gennem analyser af kommunale og regionale planer, mens brugernes perspektiver blev undersøgt med social praksisteori. Datagrundlaget omfattede en spørgeskemaundersøgelse med 287 respondenter, to ekspertinterviews og to fokusgruppeinterviews. Resultaterne peger på, at mange foreslåede initiativer kan anvendes i en dansk kontekst, men at der er udfordringer i forhold til, hvilket forvaltningsniveau der bør være hovedansvarligt, samt hvilke betingelser der skal være opfyldt for at realisere firetrinsprincippet.
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