Policy coherence of low-emission transport transition in the Global South: The case of Dhaka City, Bangladesh

IF 5.7 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2025-02-25 DOI:10.1016/j.eist.2025.100967

Tohmina Khatoon

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Abstract

Global South megacities have been adopting various policies to stimulate a shift towards a low-emission road passenger transport system but have yet to make progress. Simultaneously, sustainability transitions research has insufficiently studied policy interactions in Global South contexts. This paper applied a policy coherence analysis to a Global South context to study the policies adopted during 2000–2020 to stimulate a shift towards low-emission road passenger transport systems in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. Top-down and bottom-up approaches were combined to analyse policies. Results show that policies were more coherent around the politically prioritised transport technologies and practices than those not politically privileged. Political prioritisation matched the government's electoral manifesto and its long-term pro-climate development masterplans. Political disfavour resulted from financial constraints and resistance due to the vested interests of incumbent actors. This discrepancy resulted in policy incoherence inhibiting transformative change in the road passenger transport system as a whole.

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全球南方低排放交通转型的政策一致性：以孟加拉国达卡市为例

全球南方大城市一直在采取各种政策来刺激向低排放道路客运系统的转变，但尚未取得进展。同时，可持续转型研究对全球南方背景下的政策相互作用研究不足。本文将政策一致性分析应用于全球南方背景下，研究2000-2020年期间为促进孟加拉国达卡市向低排放道路客运系统转变而采取的政策。将自上而下和自下而上的方法结合起来分析政策。结果表明，围绕政治上优先的运输技术和实践的政策比那些没有政治特权的政策更加连贯。政治优先级与政府的选举宣言及其长期的气候发展总体规划相匹配。政治上的不受欢迎源于财政限制和既得利益者的抵制。这种差异导致政策不连贯，阻碍了整个道路客运系统的变革。

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Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Energy-Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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13.60

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19.40%

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56 days

期刊介绍： Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions serves as a platform for reporting studies on innovations and socio-economic transitions aimed at fostering an environmentally sustainable economy, thereby addressing structural resource scarcity and environmental challenges, particularly those associated with fossil energy use and climate change. The journal focuses on various forms of innovation, including technological, organizational, economic, institutional, and political, as well as economy-wide and sectoral changes in areas such as energy, transport, agriculture, and water management. It endeavors to tackle complex questions concerning social, economic, behavioral-psychological, and political barriers and opportunities, along with their intricate interactions. With a multidisciplinary approach and methodological openness, the journal welcomes contributions from a wide array of disciplines within the social, environmental, and innovation sciences.