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Freiburg: From ‘Auto-City’ to ‘City of Short Distances’ (1945–2010)

In: Mapping Sustainability Transitions

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  • Gerardo Marletto

    (University of Sassari)

  • Simone Franceschini

    (University of Sassari)

  • Chiara Ortolani

    (University of Rome “La Sapienza”)

  • Cécile Sillig

    (University of Genova)

Abstract

In this chapter we analyse the sustainability transition pathway that made Freiburg an ‘Eco-city’ where the modal share of slow mobility is more than 50 % (pedestrians: 24 %; cycling: 28 %), and the car is less relevant (30 %). Through the sequential use of three ST-maps we are able to reconstruct the sustainability transition of Freiburg: from an emerging ‘Auto-city’, where private cars increase of importance (first ST-map: 1969), through a time of coexistence of four different systems (individual car, public transport, individual bicycle, walkability) (second ST-map: 1979), until the polarization in two systems: the individual car and the so-called ‘City of Short Distances’ (third ST-map: 2010). The reproduction of these two systems takes place at different scales: local actors support the ‘City of Short Distances’—which is today dominant in Freiburg—while national and international actors keep supporting the individual car.

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  • Gerardo Marletto & Simone Franceschini & Chiara Ortolani & Cécile Sillig, 2016. "Freiburg: From ‘Auto-City’ to ‘City of Short Distances’ (1945–2010)," SpringerBriefs in Business, in: Mapping Sustainability Transitions, chapter 0, pages 55-66, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:spbrcp:978-3-319-42274-9_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-42274-9_5
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