Background
Half of Oslo's greenhouse gas emissions come from personal and commercial transport. Transitioning to emission-free mobility can affect people in different ways. Therefore, it is important to better understand how mobility can be transitioned in a fair manner.
About the Project
This doctoral project focuses on the just transition of daily urban mobility. The goal is to develop a better understanding of how Oslo's mobility can be transitioned in line with the municipality's climate goals, in a way that residents feel included and perceive the transition as fair. I focus on people's perceived mobility, opportunities, and limitations. The purpose is to contribute to increased knowledge of how Oslo and other cities can address the climate challenge and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a socially just manner.
I will interview people in various locations in Oslo about their experiences of daily mobility and opportunities for transition. The interviews will focus on how people currently travel, how they experience their journeys, and what opportunities they have. I will also ask people to register their travels using their mobile phones so that the conversation can focus on specific journeys that people make.
In the project, I will interview nurses, both because they are a central group in society and because they are a group that often works shifts - which affects everyday travel. At the same time, there has been much discussion about whether nurses can afford to live in Oslo - which has a lot to do with travel and everyday life. It is important for me to recruit participants who are in slightly different life situations, some with family and caregiving responsibilities and others without.
I have planned data collection in three areas in central Oslo: Nedre Tøyen, Bjørvika, and Fagerborg; one area in western Oslo: Ullern; Haugenstua in northeast Oslo; Bjørnerud and Bjørndal in southern Oslo; and Ytre Enebakk outside Oslo. The areas are chosen to obtain data from areas where people have different experiences and opportunities for everyday travel.
People living in the relevant areas and participating in the national travel survey are among those who may be asked to participate. This recruitment is done in collaboration with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and Opinion AS, which conducts the national travel survey on behalf of the Norwegian Public Roads Administration.
Collaboration
The project is a collaboration between the Department of Sociology and Human Geography (ISS) at the University of Oslo and the Climate Agency in the Oslo municipality. When I am not working on my doctoral thesis, I work on climate transition and mobility in the Climate Agency in the Oslo municipality. The project is funded through the Research Council of Norway's scheme for doctoral projects in public sector organizations. The supervisor is Per Gunnar Røe at ISS.
Duration
2022-2026