ABSTRACT

Gothenburg city has bold ambitions of becoming carbon neutral. School commuting is one piece of the puzzle in reducing emissions. While the literature on school transportation is extensive, the issue of climate change has been overlooked. This article explores how parents in the district of Majorna understand mundane choices of school transportation in a context of increasing recognition of climate change. The article shows that school transport is a contentious issue, entangled with subjectivity, emotions, and notions of responsibility. The findings also highlight some complexities: (1) Although most parents are concerned with climate change it is not a significant factor in daily transportation. (2) There is a discourse in favour of active transportation where climate change is explicitly downplayed, on the other hand regular car use merges with deep climate concerns. (3) Informants’ anticipations of future urban traffic conflict with their hopes, yet it seems difficult to imagine something otherwise.

摘要

哥德堡市有着实现碳中和的雄心壮志。学校通勤是减少排放的难题之一。虽然关于学校交通的文献很多，但气候变化问题却被忽视了。本文探讨了在气候变化日益受到重视的背景下，Majorna 区的家长如何理解学校交通的日常选择。文章表明，学校交通是一个有争议的问题，与主观性、情感和责任观念纠缠在一起。调查结果还强调了一些复杂性：(1) 尽管大多数父母都关心气候变化，但这并不是日常交通的重要因素。(2) 在明确淡化气候变化的情况下，存在支持主动交通的话语，另一方面，经常使用汽车与深层次的气候问题相结合。(3) 受访者对未来城市交通的预期与他们的希望相冲突，但似乎很难想象其他情况。