Abstract
This chapter analyzes the introduction of electro-mobility in the Stuttgart Region. It studies the actors that are relevant for the creation of the new mobility system and the management structures that govern and accompany the implementation process of electro mobility. The guiding question is whether the governance and management structures in the Stuttgart Region meet key criteria of an ideal Transition Management system as defined by Transition Management theory. It aims at discovering whether the current structure provides a good basis for the change of the urban mobility system towards electro mobility, or if certain preconditions for the success of an electro-mobile system are still lacking. I argue that the Transition Management framework not only serves as guiding framework for policy design, but also works well as an analytical tool for the analysis of concrete transition processes. Applying it to the introduction of electro mobility in the Stuttgart Region clearly shows that the development of a ‘guided vision’ and the creation of informational transparency currently are the biggest challenges for electro mobility in the Stuttgart Region.
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Notes
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By referring to the term ‘regime’ I imply the defined “socio-technological regime”.
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A good example is the 4th report on climate change of the IPCC: (Pachauri and Reisinger 2007).
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The term “socio-technical system” is used here interchangeably with “socio-technical regime” for the regime-concept was created out of the system approach.
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Translation by author.
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The full framework can be found in Loorbach (2007).
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“Technological niches form the micro-level where radical novelties emerge. These novelties are initially unstable sociotechnical configurations with low performance. Hence, niches act as ‘incubation rooms’ protecting novelties against mainstream market selection. Niche-innovations are carried and developed by small networks of dedicated actors, often outsiders or fringe actors" (Geels and Schot 2007: 400).
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http://www.meregiomobil.de (29.07.2011)
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This agency has been created in 2010 with the purpose to link actors and projects engaged with e-mobility in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg.
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Van der Brugge writes about the Transition Arena: It is not a typical democratic stakeholder process, but a participatory network of innovators, and selection is based on capabilities and knowledge rather than on power or authority. Initially, only a relatively small number of forerunners from various fields are involved. They are expected to have capabilities such as: (1) being able to reflect on a high level of abstraction; (2) being able to look beyond the limits of their own working field; (3) being able to propagate ideas in their home network; (4) being visionary; and (5) being able to work creatively in a team (Van der Brugge and van Raak 2007: 10).
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von Radecki, A. (2014). Transition Management Towards Urban Electro Mobility in the Stuttgart Region. In: Hülsmann, M., Fornahl, D. (eds) Evolutionary Paths Towards the Mobility Patterns of the Future. Lecture Notes in Mobility. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37558-3_13
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