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Cycling into Headwinds : Analysing mobility practices that inhibit sustainability. / Scheurenbrand, Klara; Parsons, Elizabeth; Cappellini, Benedetta et al.
In: Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, Vol. 37, No. 2, 01.11.2018, p. 227-244.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Cycling into Headwinds
T2 - Analysing mobility practices that inhibit sustainability
AU - Scheurenbrand, Klara
AU - Parsons, Elizabeth
AU - Cappellini, Benedetta
AU - Patterson, Anthony
PY - 2018/11/1
Y1 - 2018/11/1
N2 - Using the example of cycling, the authors contribute to public policy debates surrounding sustainability. They employ practice theory to shift the debate away from consumer choice and agency to examine instead why sustainable practices are not always available to consumers. Therefore, rather than asking, “Why don’t people cycle?” the authors ask, “Why isn’t the practice of cycling thriving?” Practice theory focuses on material, meanings, and competences as the components of a practice, positing that a practice can thrive and grow only when these elements come together. By looking at how practices compete for the same set of elements, the authors demonstrate how some practices (e.g. driving, schooling, policing) come to dominate or inhibit others (i.e., cycling). In terms of the theme of this special issue, then, instead of excavating anticonsumption as a precursor to practices (i.e., a choice not to engage in those practices), by unpacking practices, the authors examine the mechanisms through which this choice is restricted.
AB - Using the example of cycling, the authors contribute to public policy debates surrounding sustainability. They employ practice theory to shift the debate away from consumer choice and agency to examine instead why sustainable practices are not always available to consumers. Therefore, rather than asking, “Why don’t people cycle?” the authors ask, “Why isn’t the practice of cycling thriving?” Practice theory focuses on material, meanings, and competences as the components of a practice, positing that a practice can thrive and grow only when these elements come together. By looking at how practices compete for the same set of elements, the authors demonstrate how some practices (e.g. driving, schooling, policing) come to dominate or inhibit others (i.e., cycling). In terms of the theme of this special issue, then, instead of excavating anticonsumption as a precursor to practices (i.e., a choice not to engage in those practices), by unpacking practices, the authors examine the mechanisms through which this choice is restricted.
KW - cycling
KW - policy
KW - practice theory
KW - practice
KW - sustainable consumption
KW - anticonsumption
U2 - 10.1177/0743915618810440
DO - 10.1177/0743915618810440
M3 - Journal article
VL - 37
SP - 227
EP - 244
JO - Journal of Public Policy and Marketing
JF - Journal of Public Policy and Marketing
SN - 0743-9156
IS - 2
ER -