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Isaksson, K., Eriksson, L. & Witzell, J. (2023). Discursive power dynamics affecting how climate targets are framed and integrated in national transport planning: The case of Sweden. In: Robin Hickman, Christine Hannigan (Ed.), Discourse Analysis in Transport and Urban Development: Interpretation, Diversity and Controversy (pp. 39-51). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Discursive power dynamics affecting how climate targets are framed and integrated in national transport planning: The case of Sweden
2023 (English)In: Discourse Analysis in Transport and Urban Development: Interpretation, Diversity and Controversy / [ed] Robin Hickman, Christine Hannigan, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. , 2023, p. 39-51Chapter in book (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Discursive power dynamics are explored that shape dominant meanings and understandings related to climate mitigation in national transport policy and planning. The research is carried out as a Foucauldian-inspired discourse analysis of policy and planning documents from national transport planning in Sweden, focusing on the recent and ongoing rounds of national transport planning. The meanings, problem definitions and suggestions about possible and reasonable ways forward for climate mitigation are examined within the documentation, with specific attention given to the framing of strategic choices and priorities for the future. Five dominant themes are identified on climate mitigation that permeate the documents from national transport policy and planning. Altogether, the discursive framings and meaning making has led to a situation where deep political issues and strategic choices are being avoided and not dealt with explicitly. The chapter concludes with a brief discussion on the need for a changed practice of transport politics and planning.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 2023
National Category
Transport Systems and Logistics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-333951 (URN)10.4337/9781802207200.00012 (DOI)2-s2.0-85165605280 (Scopus ID)
Note

Part of ISBN 9781802207200 9781802207194

QC 20230818

Available from: 2023-08-18 Created: 2023-08-18 Last updated: 2023-08-18Bibliographically approved
Isaksson, K. & Alm, J. (2022). Establishing bicycle logistics in urban areas—Experiences from entrepreneurs and local policy actors. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 13, 100556, Article ID 100556.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Establishing bicycle logistics in urban areas—Experiences from entrepreneurs and local policy actors
2022 (English)In: Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, ISSN 2590-1982, Vol. 13, p. 100556-, article id 100556Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This paper aims to deepen the insights into specific policy and planning prerequisites that affect how bicycle logistics services can be initiated and established in urban environments. Empirical data consist of policy documents and qualitative interviews with bicycle logistics entrepreneurs and local policy actors from four Swedish municipalities which are all known for their ambitious strategies for sustainable transport. The paper leads to insights into a variety of challenges facing the introduction of bicycle logistics in urban environments but points also to possibilities and key issues for the further development of these types of concepts. Among these are the importance of targeted initiatives and support for new concepts for sustainable urban freight, but also conscious strategies for infrastructure development and a more well-informed use of public procurement processes. In addition, the study confirms the importance of norms, attitudes and knowledge among policy makers, planners and potential customers about bicycle logistics and its potential for urban areas.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier BV, 2022
Keywords
Bicycle logistics, Local policy and planning, Strategic niche management, Sustainable transport, Transformation
National Category
Transport Systems and Logistics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-320549 (URN)10.1016/j.trip.2022.100556 (DOI)2-s2.0-85124488267 (Scopus ID)
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QC 20221027

Available from: 2022-10-27 Created: 2022-10-27 Last updated: 2022-10-27Bibliographically approved
Witzell, J., Henriksson, M., Håkansson, M. & Isaksson, K. (2022). Transformative capacity for climate mitigation in strategic transport planning–principles and practices in cross-sectoral collaboration. Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Transformative capacity for climate mitigation in strategic transport planning–principles and practices in cross-sectoral collaboration
2022 (English)In: Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning, ISSN 1523-908X, E-ISSN 1522-7200Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This article presents findings from a qualitative in-depth analysis of a four-year Swedish national policy initiative where six public agencies were commissioned to produce a strategic plan for a transition towards a fossil-free transport sector. The aim of the article is to provide empirically grounded insights on principles and practices of importance for building transformative capacity in strategic, long-term transport planning. In the analysis, the concepts stewarding, unlocking, transforming and orchestrating are applied to explore and discuss transformative features of the policy initiative. Altogether, several elements of transformative capacity were developed through the process. Of specific importance was the establishment of an open and explorative approach to carrying out the commission, and ways in which the organizations involved started to challenge dominant perspectives and analytical practices in conventional transport planning. Shared principles and practices for analysis and assessment were developed, which allowed for a broadened consideration of climate mitigation measures. However, due to a lack of coordination with formalized planning settings and a lack of political decisions to sustain the commission, there are yet no signs of the work influencing conventional transport planning. Even so, gained experience and insights from this case can inform future change-oriented initiatives. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Informa UK Limited, 2022
Keywords
climate mitigation, path-dependency, transformative capacity, transition, transport planning
National Category
Environmental Analysis and Construction Information Technology Public Administration Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-321195 (URN)10.1080/1523908X.2022.2037414 (DOI)000754124600001 ()2-s2.0-85125150260 (Scopus ID)
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QC 20221109

Available from: 2022-11-09 Created: 2022-11-09 Last updated: 2022-11-09Bibliographically approved
Hagbert, P., Nyblom, Å. & Isaksson, K. (2021). Approaching Change: Exploring Cracks in the Eco-Modern Sustainability Paradigm. Environmental Values, 30(5), 613-634
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Approaching Change: Exploring Cracks in the Eco-Modern Sustainability Paradigm
2021 (English)In: Environmental Values, ISSN 0963-2719, E-ISSN 1752-7015, Vol. 30, no 5, p. 613-634Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Sustainability discourse offers a plethora of perspectives on the type of change needed to ensure a just development within planetary boundaries, and how that change could come about. Calls for radical transformations nonetheless underline the need to examine prevalent discursive structures in society, including challenging the 'ideology of growth', in order to formulate new and transformative policy approaches. Based on empirical insights as to how different actors - including grassroots, planners, officials and politicians - in Sweden perceive the transformations needed to reach sustainability goals, this paper explores how narratives of change reproduce, make use of or show cracks in the eco-modern sustainability paradigm.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
White Horse Press, 2021
Keywords
Transformation, beyond growth, policy, planning, Sweden
National Category
Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-301819 (URN)10.3197/096327120X16033868459467 (DOI)000691326700005 ()2-s2.0-85114192746 (Scopus ID)
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QC 20210916

Available from: 2021-09-16 Created: 2021-09-16 Last updated: 2022-06-25Bibliographically approved
Oldbury, K. & Isaksson, K. (2021). Governance arrangements shaping driverless shuttles in public transport: The case of Barkarbystaden, Stockholm. Cities, 113, Article ID 103146.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Governance arrangements shaping driverless shuttles in public transport: The case of Barkarbystaden, Stockholm
2021 (English)In: Cities, ISSN 0264-2751, E-ISSN 1873-6084, Vol. 113, article id 103146Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Based on an understanding of automation as various technological and organisational configurations in the making, this article aims to deepen insights into the governance arrangements shaping how automation is being introduced in public transport. Using a qualitative case study, we analyse the introduction of automated shuttle buses in Barkarbystaden, in the north-west of the Stockholm region, Sweden. Participant observation and qualitative interviews have been used to explore the governance arrangement forming automation in this case. We use planning literature on 'soft spaces' to discuss how automation emerges in connection to established processes and actors. Our findings show how the governance arrangement in this case transferred existing roles and responsibilities to the collaboration involving driverless shuttles, something which gives the bus operator a new and influential role in smart mobility in public transport. The article concludes with a discussion about the need to think critically about the ways in which roles, relations and responsibilities may be shaped and reshaped in collaborative governance arrangements around smart mobility, and to develop a more clearly articulated policy and planning agenda which clarifies the long-term public vision for automation in infrastructure and transport planning.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier BV, 2021
Keywords
Automation, Driverless shuttle, Governance arrangement, Smart mobility, Soft spaces, Public transport
National Category
Transport Systems and Logistics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-297738 (URN)10.1016/j.cities.2021.103146 (DOI)000651152900006 ()2-s2.0-85102353094 (Scopus ID)
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QC 20210802

Available from: 2021-08-02 Created: 2021-08-02 Last updated: 2022-06-25Bibliographically approved
Hagbert, P., Nyblom, Å. & Isaksson, K. (2020). Approaching change: exploring cracks in the eco-modern sustainability paradigm. Environmental Values
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Approaching change: exploring cracks in the eco-modern sustainability paradigm
2020 (English)In: Environmental Values, ISSN 0963-2719, E-ISSN 1752-7015Article in journal (Refereed) In press
Abstract [en]

Sustainability discourse offers a plethora of perspectives on the type of change needed to ensure a just development within planetary boundaries, and how that change could come about. Calls for radical transformations nonetheless underline the need for examining prevalent discursive structures in society, including challenging the ‘ideology of growth’, in order to formulate new and transformative policy approaches. Based in empirical insights on how different actors – including grassroots, planners, officials and politicians – in Sweden perceive the transformations needed to reach sustainability goals, this paper explores how narratives of change reproduce, make use of or offer cracks in the eco-modern sustainability paradigm.

Keywords
transformation; beyond growth; policy; planning; Sweden
National Category
Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
Research subject
Planning and Decision Analysis, Urban and Regional Studies; Planning and Decision Analysis, Strategies for sustainable development
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-282547 (URN)
Projects
Bortom BNP-tillväxt: scenarier för ett hållbart samhällsbyggande
Funder
Swedish Research Council Formas, 2013-1842
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QCR 20201201

Available from: 2020-09-29 Created: 2020-09-29 Last updated: 2022-06-25Bibliographically approved
Isaksson, K. & Hagbert, P. (2020). Institutional capacity to integrate ‘radical’ perspectives on sustainability in small municipalities: experiences from Sweden. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 36, 83-93
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Institutional capacity to integrate ‘radical’ perspectives on sustainability in small municipalities: experiences from Sweden
2020 (English)In: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, ISSN 2210-4224, E-ISSN 2210-4232, Vol. 36, p. 83-93Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This study explores the local municipality as an important arena for developing and implementing initiatives for a transition to long-term sustainable development. It focuses on institutional conditions that support the integration of ‘radical’, transition-oriented perspectives and ideas (i.e. perspectives stressing the need for changed social power relations and ‘other’ norms and visions for the future,) in local governance, with a specific focus on small municipalities. Inspired by transition literature and theory on institutional capacity, the paper explores frames of reference, relational resources, and mobilisation capacity. Empirically, the paper builds on research in two small municipalities in Sweden, where we studied documents on policy for local development, and energy and land-use planning, and carried out qualitative interviews with politicians, planners, and actors from local industry and civil society. The study provides a rich empirical illustration of specific conditions that affect the possibilities to work with transition-oriented perspectives in small municipalities.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier BV, 2020
Keywords
politics, local municipality, Institutional capacity, sustainability transitions, planning, radical
National Category
Social Sciences
Research subject
Planning and Decision Analysis, Urban and Regional Studies
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-282544 (URN)10.1016/j.eist.2020.05.002 (DOI)000570180600007 ()2-s2.0-85085917937 (Scopus ID)
Projects
Bortom BNP-tillväxt: scenarier för ett hållbart samhällsbyggande
Funder
Swedish Research Council Formas, 2013-1842
Note

QC 20201006

Available from: 2020-09-29 Created: 2020-09-29 Last updated: 2022-06-25Bibliographically approved
Isaksson, K. (2020). Politics of paradigm shift: A story from Stockholm. In: Handbook of Sustainable Transport: (pp. 416-424). Edward Elgar Publishing
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Politics of paradigm shift: A story from Stockholm
2020 (English)In: Handbook of Sustainable Transport, Edward Elgar Publishing , 2020, p. 416-424Chapter in book (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

In this chapter, focus is directed towards the political dimensions of a paradigm to sustainable transport. This is explored through a case study of 30 years of transport policy and planning in Stockholm, Sweden, with a specific focus on key initiatives, policies and plans for the development of the transport system in the city and the region and the conflicts and tensions that have arisen around these initiatives. Examples discussed in the text include the Dennis package, the Congestion charging trial and recent initiatives for sustainable transport, which are implemented in parallel to conventional road development. The text leads to a principal discussion about the role of politics and the political in the continuous work for a more sustainable transport system.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020
National Category
Transport Systems and Logistics
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-321197 (URN)10.4337/9781789900477.00055 (DOI)2-s2.0-85125145418 (Scopus ID)
Note

Part of book: ISBN 9781789900477, QC 20221114

Available from: 2022-11-14 Created: 2022-11-14 Last updated: 2022-11-14Bibliographically approved
Lundberg, K., Balfors, B., Gunnarsson-Östling, U., Eriksson, L., Isaksson, K. & Robinson, T. (2020). Strategisk miljöbedömning i långsiktig transportplanering. Stockholm
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Strategisk miljöbedömning i långsiktig transportplanering
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2020 (Swedish)Report (Other academic)
Abstract [sv]

Strategisk miljöbedömning (förkortat SMB) är en lagstadgad process som infördes i Miljöbalken 2004, som ett resultat av EU-direktivet (2001/42/EG) om bedömning av vissa planers och programs miljöpåverkan.Bestämmelserna gäller planer eller program som upprättas av myndigheter eller kommuner,till exempel översiktsplaner, havsplaner, avfallsplaner, transport- eller infrastrukturplaner. Syftet medSMB är att åstadkomma en integrering av hållbarhetsaspekter i ett tidigt, mer strategiskt skede avplaneringen där det finns möjligheter att göra olika strategiska val. I praktiken har det dock visat sig attSMB-processen används i alltför liten utsträckning och att genomförandet ofta är bristfällig. Detta harframkommit i forskning såväl som i utvärderingar av myndigheter.

Forskningsprojektet TRAMP – Är långsiktig transportplanering och miljöbedömning kompatiblaprocesser? har under åren 2018–2020 analyserat och utvecklat stöd i utformningen av SMB iTrafikverkets långsiktiga transportinfrastrukturplanering, det vill säga inriktningsplanering ochåtgärdsplanering. I rapporten benämns dessa planeringssteg som nationell transportplanering.Även om resultat och rekommendationer är utformade för SMB i inriktnings- ochåtgärdsplanering är rapporten även relevant för andra aktörer som verkar i regional eller nationelltransportplanering såsom länsplaneupprättare, regeringskansliet och andra statliga myndigheter.

Projektet fokuserar på såväl SMB:s roll i den nationella transportplaneringen som kompatibilitetenmellan dels Trafikverkets planeringspraktik, dels den lagstiftning och metodpraxis som finns gällandeSMB. Studien baseras på en utvärdering och analys av de två senaste planeringsomgångarna (2014–2025 och 2018–2029) med fokus på den genomförda SMB-processen. De metoder som använts istudien har varit dokumentstudier, workshops och intervjuer. Workshops och intervjuer har genomförtsmed experter, planerare och chefer på Trafikverket, men även med tjänstepersoner på andranationella myndigheter samt departement och politiker som har varit centralt involverade i, eller avandra skäl har god insyn i, den nationella transportplaneringen under de två senaste planeringsomgångarna(2014–2025 samt 2018–2029).

Utifrån resultaten har förslag tagits fram till hur SMB kan utvecklas till en process som ger nytta ochfrämjar en hållbar utveckling.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: , 2020
Series
TRITA-ABE-RPT ; 2014
Keywords
Transportplanering, strategisk miljöbedömning, miljöbedömning, strategiskt tankesätt
National Category
Social Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-271859 (URN)978-91-7873-504-4 (ISBN)
Projects
TRAMP – Är långsiktig transportplanering och miljöbedömning kompatibla processer?
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QC 20200414

Available from: 2020-04-08 Created: 2020-04-08 Last updated: 2022-06-26Bibliographically approved
Henriksson, M., Witzell, J. & Isaksson, K. (2019). All Change or Business as Usual?: the Discursive Framing of Digitalized Smart Accessibility in Sweden. In: Transportation Research Procedia: . Paper presented at International Scientific Conference on Mobility and Transport Urban Mobility ? Shaping the Future Together mobil.TUM 2018, 13 June 2018 through 14 June 2018 (pp. 625-636). Elsevier BV, 41
Open this publication in new window or tab >>All Change or Business as Usual?: the Discursive Framing of Digitalized Smart Accessibility in Sweden
2019 (English)In: Transportation Research Procedia, Elsevier BV , 2019, Vol. 41, p. 625-636Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

In recent years, ideas related to digitalization have gained significance on the contemporary transport policy agenda. Based on discourse analysis of the digitalization agenda in Swedish transport policy, this paper investigates the ongoing formative phase of the emerging policy and planning area of digitalization and smart mobility. It examines and critically discusses the current discursive framing of digitalization in current transport policy and planning, and considers perspectives and meanings related to "smart" mobility and accessibility that are being established in strategic plans and policies for the Swedish transport sector. The empirical focus is on transport strategies and official reports developed at national level. The main findings indicate that digitalization is being framed as a rapid, unstoppable transformation process, which will lead to a range of positive outcomes such as reduced climate emissions, less congestion, improved accessibility, and a smoother and more resource-efficient transport system. According to the ideas and assumptions promoted in the current discourse, this transformation can only occur through stronger involvement of business enterprises. This governing strategy, or lack of governing strategy, makes it unclear how transport policy objectives are balanced against market and innovation interests. It also risks delegating the transition to sustainable mobility to less formalized and less transparent policy arenas that operate in parallel to, and partly outside, established planning and strategy-making processes.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier BV, 2019
Keywords
digitalization, discourse, smart accessibility, smart mobility, sustainable transport, transition, transport policy
National Category
Other Social Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-274899 (URN)10.1016/j.trpro.2019.09.112 (DOI)000579834300102 ()2-s2.0-85080934198 (Scopus ID)
Conference
International Scientific Conference on Mobility and Transport Urban Mobility ? Shaping the Future Together mobil.TUM 2018, 13 June 2018 through 14 June 2018
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QC 20200609

Available from: 2020-06-09 Created: 2020-06-09 Last updated: 2022-06-26Bibliographically approved
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