Do institutional structures matter? A comparative analysis of urban carbon management policies in the UK and Germany
Greg Marsden and
Stefan Groer
Journal of Transport Geography, 2016, vol. 51, issue C, 170-179
Abstract:
The paper addresses the important question of how institutional structures matter to the delivery of climate change policy for urban transport. It examines the strategic goals, policy tools in operation and initial progress towards carbon emission reduction in seven cities across the UK and Germany where different institutional structures exist. The UK has the presence of a strong national carbon target and strong hierarchical national–local government relationships whilst Germany has a more integrated system of local transport provision in a context where local and regional government is stronger. Our findings show that the carbon agenda has made very little difference to what is happening on the ground in the cities. Across all sites, progress is being made but largely through technological improvements which are being almost completely offset by population growth. Even in the more integrated city environments there has not be an additional stimulus to manage the demand for travel.
Keywords: Governance; Carbon; Climate change; Targets; Institutions; Cross-national comparison; COP21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2016.01.002
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