‘No-one visits me anymore’: Low Emission Zones and social exclusion via sustainable transport policy

IF 2.9 3区 社会学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning Pub Date : 2022-01-05 DOI:10.1080/1523908X.2021.2022465
Eva De Vrij, T. Vanoutrive
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ABSTRACT For many years, the literature has pointed to the difficulties with the development of transport policy measures which meet both social and environmental policy objectives. Low Emission Zones (LEZ) offer an interesting example of measures that aim to decrease traffic-related air pollution, but which might have significant social effects by reducing the mobility of vulnerable, car-dependent groups. The Antwerp LEZ (Belgium) is used as a case. The assumptions and views in policy documents were compared with the experiences of some affected persons. The research challenges the assumption that only households with a non-compliant vehicle living in the LEZ are impacted by the measure since the LEZ may have a social impact well beyond the delimited zone. Some people with their residence in the LEZ expressed the feeling that they put a burden on friends and relatives from outside the zone who want to visit them. Furthermore, the LEZ affects low-income car owners with an older, damage-prone vehicle that is allowed to enter the zone, by making replacement vehicles less affordable. In general, the case reveals how the views and experiences of those most likely affected by the policy measure are not fully taken into account.
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“没人再来看我了”:可持续交通政策带来的低排放区和社会排斥
多年来,文献指出了制定既符合社会目标又符合环境目标的交通政策措施的困难。低排放区(LEZ)提供了一个有趣的例子,旨在减少与交通有关的空气污染,但这可能会通过减少弱势群体、依赖汽车的群体的流动性而产生重大的社会影响。以安特卫普LEZ(比利时)为例。政策文件中的假设和观点与一些受影响人士的经历进行了比较。这项研究挑战了一种假设,即只有居住在LEZ内的不合规车辆的家庭才会受到该措施的影响,因为LEZ的社会影响可能远远超出划定的区域。一些居住在隔离区的人表示,他们觉得他们给隔离区外想要拜访他们的朋友和亲戚带来了负担。此外,低排放区还会影响到低收入的车主,他们的老旧、容易损坏的车辆被允许进入该区域,因为更换车辆的成本更低。总的来说,这个案例揭示了最有可能受到政策措施影响的人的观点和经历是如何没有得到充分考虑的。
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