Making Response-Ability: Societal Readiness Assessment for Sustainability Governance

Governance for net-zero mobility is complex and risky. In this paper, we discuss conceptual analysis and design research with more than 250 stakeholders in the governance of mobility transformations in the North of England. Two key findings are that governance actors need new methods to: (1) realise...

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Published in:Sustainability 2023-03, Vol.15 (6), p.5140
Main Authors: Büscher, Monika, Cronshaw, Cronan, Kirkbride, Alistair, Spurling, Nicola
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air pollution
Carbon
Cities
Climate change
Conceptual analysis
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Design
Designers
Disease transmission
Emissions
Environmental accounting
Environmental aspects
Fossil fuels
Innovations
Institutionalization
Medical research
Mobility
Pandemics
Politics
Social aspects
Society
Sustainability
Technological change
Technology assessment
Transportation
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Summary:Governance for net-zero mobility is complex and risky. In this paper, we discuss conceptual analysis and design research with more than 250 stakeholders in the governance of mobility transformations in the North of England. Two key findings are that governance actors need new methods to: (1) realise the value of dissensus, which resonates with debates in social and environmental accounting (SEA); and (2) to develop new skills to address complexity, risk, and social justice, defined as ‘response-abilities’ in feminist science and technology studies (STS). Combining insights from SEA and STS with our own research, we present a ‘Societal Readiness Assessment’ (SoRA) framework, which we have developed to support more inclusive sustainable mobility transformation. We discuss how SoRA might become a standard complement to the Technology Readiness Assessment and conclude by considering challenges and opportunities.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su15065140