International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | |
Environmentally Reformed Travel Habits During the 2006 Congestion Charge Trial in Stockholm—A Qualitative Study | |
Greger Henriksson1  Olle Hagman2  | |
[1] Department of Urban Planning and Environment, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Drottning Kristinas väg 30, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden;Department of Sociology, University of Gothenburg, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden; E-Mail: | |
关键词: everyday life; habits; sustainable travel; travel demand management; congestion charge; policy innovation; transportation; | |
DOI : 10.3390/ijerph8083202 | |
来源: mdpi | |
【 摘 要 】
Policy measures that reduce or replace road traffic can improve environmental conditions in most large cities. In Stockholm a congestion charge was introduced during a test period in 2006. This was a full-scale trial that proved to meet its targets by reducing traffic crossing the inner city segment during rush hours by 20%. Emissions of carbon dioxide and particles were also substantially reduced. This study, based on in-depth interviews with 40 inhabitants, analyses how and why new travel habits emerged. The results show that particular, sometimes unexpected, features of everyday life (habits, resources, opportunities, values,
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