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Mega-disruptions and policy change: Lessons from the mobility sector in response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK

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There has been widespread interest in the potential for the significant behavioural and policy adaptations rendered necessary by Coronavirus to act as a catalyst for radical longer term policy change in transport. However, this body of work to date has been limited in its consideration of how such policy change might be brought about. Translating the lessons from the Coronavirus response to other ongoing strategic challenges such as decarbonisation requires analysis of what the pandemic has revealed about processes of policy formulation and how institutions responsible for policy implementation actually work.

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  • Marsden, Greg & Docherty, Iain, 2021. "Mega-disruptions and policy change: Lessons from the mobility sector in response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 110(C), pages 86-97.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:trapol:v:110:y:2021:i:c:p:86-97
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2021.05.015
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