strategy
Reducing dependence on automobiles
Synonyms:
Reducing reliliance on internal comustion engines Context:
The internal combustion engine provides the power train for much of our current stock of personal transport. It influences automobile production and design; the broader system of transport and transport infrastructure; the design of houses and the layout of towns and cities, including the location and design of retailing; the movement and sale of oil products; the nature of leisure activities and lifestyles; and many other aspects of contemporary life. Claim:
Attempting to reduce our dependence on the automobile encounters social and institutional rigidities and technological lock-ins. These include the capital stranded in transport infrastructure, the redundancy of knowledge that provides the basis for competence across the whole array of automobile/transport/urban designers, suppliers and users and the altered economic position and power of actors. Constrains:
Producing automobiles and motor vehicles Facilitates:
Reducing number of automobiles and motor vehiclesReducing petroleum fuel emissions to the atmosphere Facilitated by:
Stating petroleum policy Subjects:
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies