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A Transdisciplinary Inquiry Into Sustainable Automobility Transitions: The Case of an Urban Enclave in Cape Town

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  • Elizabeth Henshilwood

    (University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa)

  • Mark Swilling

    (University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa)

  • Marjorie L. Naidoo

    (University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa)

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The over-reliance on private cars carries significant environmental and societal costs. International accords call for low-carbon automobility transitions, particularly in cities. Understanding how, why and where this global dependency could shift is crucial for sustainability, natural resource use, and climate change. This research hones into a geographically isolated and automobile-dependent enclave in Cape Town. Various social actors and residents contributed to a collaborative transdisciplinary inquiry. The qualitative research relied on documentation, semi-structured interviews, and social media research (Facebook) as sources of evidence. The latter method enticed residents to contribute to a solution-driven online debate, thereby aiding e-participation around a pressing urban issue. True to the essence of transdisciplinary design research, science was produced with society. In terms of sustainability transition theory, it stresses the importance of contextually appropriate low-carbon transitions (science) while highlighting community interest in bottom-up solutions (society).

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  • Elizabeth Henshilwood & Mark Swilling & Marjorie L. Naidoo, 2019. "A Transdisciplinary Inquiry Into Sustainable Automobility Transitions: The Case of an Urban Enclave in Cape Town," International Journal of E-Planning Research (IJEPR), IGI Global, vol. 8(3), pages 13-37, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jepr00:v:8:y:2019:i:3:p:13-37
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    1. Aditi Khodke & Atsushi Watabe & Nigel Mehdi, 2021. "Implementation of Accelerated Policy-Driven Sustainability Transitions: Case of Bharat Stage 4 to 6 Leapfrogs in India," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(8), pages 1-25, April.

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