Flying less for work and leisure ?: co-designing a city-wide change initiative in Geneva

Article Article scientifique Article Flying less for work and leisure ?: co-designing a city-wide change initiative in Geneva eng 2021 author Sahakian Marlyne 0000-0003-0196-7865 637082 author Nagel Malaika 854922 Malaïka Nagel author Donzelot Valentine 925762 Valentine Marie Donzelot author Moynat Orlane 900346 author Senn Wladyslaw 299-313 10.17645/up.v6i2.3911 2183-7635 https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/3911 Geneva prides itself on being an international city, home to the United Nations and international organizations. The airport plays an important role in this image, tied to a quest for hypermobility in an increasingly globalized society. Yet, mobility accounts for close to one quarter of the territory's carbon emissions, with flights responsible for 70% of these emissions. With recent legislation that includes ambitious targets for net zero carbon emissions by 2050, the role of air travel can no longer be ignored. In 2020, a partnership was formed between the City, the University of Geneva, and a community energy association to explore the possibility of co‐designing a city‐wide change initiative, focused on reducing flights through voluntary measures. The team consulted with a variety of actors, from citizens who fly for leisure, to those who fly for professional reasons, with a spotlight on academic travel. A review of the scientific and grey literature revealed what initiatives already exist, leading to a typology of change initiatives. Inspired by this process, we then co‐designed a series of workshops on opportunities for flying less in Geneva. We demonstrate the value of going beyond an ‘individual behaviour change' approach towards understanding change as embedded in socio‐material arrangements, as well as identifying interventions that seek to address both negative and positive anticipated outcomes. We conclude with insights on how a social practice approach to understanding mobility reveals both material and immaterial challenges and opportunities, involving infrastructures and technologies, but also social norms and shared meanings. Co‐design Flying less Geneva Participative methods Social practices Switzerland Dewey 301 Autre Ville de Genève 122 Département de sociologie T4 197 Institut de recherches sociologiques TG false 1374 Urban Hub Urban Planning 6 2 6844b130-8480-4412-a983-263d624003ae Article (Published version) Public SahakianNageletal2021.pdf 389197 application/pdf OA OTHER openAccess Faculté des sciences de la société / Département de sociologie Faculté des sciences de la société / Institut de recherches sociologiques

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