WP9 · Society

Societal values

In the project plan: Societal values - towards fair energy and mobility transitions

A fast transition must also be a fair one. This work package analysed the socio-economic consequences of transition scenarios for inequality, access, income, public space and participation, co-created transition pathways with the city of Rotterdam, De Verkeersonderneming, citizens and living labs in Noord-Brabant, and set out to write an urban energy and mobility transition handbook.

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Principal investigators

Derk Loorbach
Principal investigator · Erasmus University Rotterdam (DRIFT)

Floor Alkemade
Principal investigator · Eindhoven University of Technology Geert Verbong
Principal investigator · Eindhoven University of Technology Jan Rotmans
Principal investigator · Erasmus University Rotterdam Semiha Denktas
Co-investigator · Erasmus University Rotterdam

PhD researchers

Emil Beemer
Phd candidate | socio-economic dimensions of the mobility transition · Erasmus University Rotterdam (DRIFT) Sophie Buchel
PhD researcher · Erasmus University Rotterdam (DRIFT)

Other researchers

Gijs Diercks
Sr. researcher & advisor | societal values · Erasmus University Rotterdam (DRIFT) Julia Wittmayer
Programme staff · Erasmus University Rotterdam (DRIFT / Erasmus School of Philosophy)

Jan Rotmans, Professor
Geert Verbong, Professor

Partners

City of Rotterdam

ElaadNL

PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency

Province of Noord-Brabant

Zuid-Holland Bereikbaar

Also involved: Drift, Municipality of Rotterdam, De Verkeersonderneming

About this work package

Objectives

Analyzing socio-economic consequences of the different transition scenarios (inequality / access /
income distribution / public space / participation)
Co-create desired transition pathways towards sustainable and just urban energy-mobility systems
Developing proactive governance strategies to advance such desired pathways to maximize
societal benefits (link to WP9)

Activities

Baseline analysis of persistent problems in urban energy/mobility
Exploring socio-economic consequences of the different transition scenarios (inequality / access /
income distribution / public space / participation) with specific attention for the use cases of i
Rotterdam, De Verkeersonderneming and the living labs in the Province of Noord-Brabant. (link to
WP’s 2, 4 & 7 ). We would like to realize quadrupple cooperation in four living Labs in Brabant and
stimulate acceptance by civilians and support businesses
To develop quantitative socio-technical transition scenarios and assess their potential impacts
related to identified persistent problems.
Co-creating desired transition pathways for urban energy/mobility with De Verkeersonderneming
and Citizens. The output of Task 1 will provide the basis for participatory co-creation of concrete
transition roadmaps towards zero emission, smart, sustainable and inclusive energy/mobility
systems. The task will be led by EUR, supported by TuE, in close cooperation with the city of
Rotterdam, De Verkeersonderneming and Province Brabant. The concrete output will be
reports/documents on the developed roadmaps for setup of practical field tests with maximum
effects and well designed monitoring methodology for learning the best out of the experiments.
Developing sustainability transition governance for energy/mobility. Led by EUR, we will explore
the dilemma’s, dynamics and decisions to advance desired transition roadmaps. These include
typical government-led interventions as well as market-based strategies and civil-society
initiatives, including ideas developed in other WPs on behavioral change, pricing and cooperative
models. This will lead to an ‘urban energy/mobility transition handbook’.

Expected output

Literature review of persistent unsustainability current energy/mobility systems (M9)
Scientific paper on persistent unsustainability of urban energy/mobility (M12)
Baseline transition analysis of dynamics, mechanisms and momentum for energy/mobility
transition (M15)
Assessment of societal costs and benefits of possible urban energy/mobility transitions (M21)
Co-creation workshops (M18-M24)
Scientific paper on social costs and benefits of possible urban energy/mobility transitions (M24)
Transition roadmap reports from workshops (M27)
Scientific paper on urban energy/mobility roadmaps (M33)
Urban energy/mobility transition handbook (M39)
Scientific paper on transition governance for urban energy/mobility transition (M45)

Text from the former NEON website (original page).

What the plan set out to do

Promises from the 2019 project plan, not results.

A literature review (month 9) and a paper (month 12) on persistent unsustainability of urban energy and mobility.
A baseline analysis of the dynamics, mechanisms and momentum of the transition (month 15).
An assessment (month 21) and a paper (month 24) on the societal costs and benefits of urban transitions.
Co-creation workshops (months 18-24) and transition roadmap reports from them (month 27).
A paper on urban energy and mobility roadmaps (month 33).
An urban energy/mobility transition handbook (month 39).
A paper on transition governance for urban energy and mobility (month 45).