Flying less, mobility practices, and well-being: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway

IF 3.6 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Mònica Guillen-Royo
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Abstract This article uses a mixed-methods design to study flight-intensive practices in Norway. It explores how practices changed as a consequence of the travel restrictions implemented to limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the implications for people’s well-being. Norway is one of the European countries where people take the most flights per capita and the expectation is for air traffic to increase by approximately 4% annually from pre-pandemic levels. Notwithstanding the industry’s goal of becoming fossil-free by 2050, the rapid reduction of emissions to keep global warming at 1.5°C below pre-industrial levels is unlikely to happen without restrictions in air travel. The article draws on social practice and well-being perspectives to investigate the possibility of flying less in post-pandemic times. Using survey data and regression analysis, the study analyzes the infrastructures, norms, values, resources, and competencies associated with reductions in pre-pandemic air travel. Engaging in walking and cycling and taking collective transport for short-distance travel were found to correlate with flying less for long distances. In-depth interviews with domestic travelers suggest that flying less for work might be a synergic satisfier as it contributes to more than one human need without hampering any others. This has implications for the well-being of people who engage in flight-intensive practices for work as it will likely be enhanced if work-related travel is significantly reduced when the COVID-19 pandemic is over.
减少飞行、机动性实践和福祉:来自挪威2019冠状病毒病大流行的教训
本文采用混合方法设计来研究挪威的飞行密集型实践。它探讨了为限制COVID-19大流行传播而实施的旅行限制如何改变了做法,以及对人们福祉的影响。挪威是人均飞行次数最多的欧洲国家之一,预计空中交通量将在大流行前的水平上每年增加约4%。尽管航空业的目标是到2050年实现无化石燃料,但如果不限制航空旅行,快速减少排放以使全球变暖低于工业化前水平1.5°C是不可能实现的。本文借鉴社会实践和福祉的观点,探讨在大流行后时期减少飞行的可能性。本研究利用调查数据和回归分析,分析了与减少大流行前航空旅行相关的基础设施、规范、价值观、资源和能力。研究发现,短途旅行中步行、骑自行车和乘坐集体交通工具与长途飞行次数减少有关。对国内旅行者的深入采访表明,减少乘坐飞机上班可能是一种协同满足感,因为它在不妨碍任何其他需求的情况下满足了不止一种需求。这对从事飞行密集型工作的人的福祉产生了影响,因为如果在COVID-19大流行结束后大幅减少与工作有关的旅行,他们的福祉可能会得到改善。
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Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy
Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development
CiteScore
12.00
自引率
0.00%
发文量
54
审稿时长
27 weeks
期刊介绍: Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy is a refereed, open-access journal which recognizes that climate change and other socio-environmental challenges require significant transformation of existing systems of consumption and production. Complex and diverse arrays of societal factors and institutions will in coming decades need to reconfigure agro-food systems, implement renewable energy sources, and reinvent housing, modes of mobility, and lifestyles for the current century and beyond. These innovations will need to be formulated in ways that enhance global equity, reduce unequal access to resources, and enable all people on the planet to lead flourishing lives within biophysical constraints. The journal seeks to advance scientific and political perspectives and to cultivate transdisciplinary discussions involving researchers, policy makers, civic entrepreneurs, and others. The ultimate objective is to encourage the design and deployment of both local experiments and system innovations that contribute to a more sustainable future by empowering individuals and organizations and facilitating processes of social learning.
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