Affiliations: [a] Jiangsu Energy Economy and Management Research Base, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
| [b] School of Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
| [c] Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, University at Autònoma de Barcelona, ICTA, Building Z, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Spain
Correspondence:
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Corresponding author. Tao Lv, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, Daxue Road 1, People Republic
of China. Tel.: +86 138 1346 1296; E-mail: taocumt@cumt.edu.cn.
Abstract: City sprawl and rapid increase of petroleum-fueled passenger vehicles has attracted a lot of attention due to concerns of resource energy scarcity and associated environmental damage. This paper uses the transition theory of socio-technical system from the multi-level perspective to analyze the internal mechanism of urban transportation’s transition process and find the most sustainable measures to promote transition. A set of evaluation indicators are constructed for the urban transportation sustainability transition from macro landscape, meso regime and micro niche. Then these indicators are applied to 13 cities in Jiangsu Province and calculate scores of each using triangular fuzzy logic method. The results show that: most cities are in the ‘medium’ stage of transportation transition, while only 4 cities in the ‘relatively poor’ stage. Development of micro niche plays vital role in promoting the transition of urban transportation towards sustainability. Adequate infrastructure support and detailed implementation policies should be developed to protect the steady growth of innovation niches.
Keywords: Urban transportation, transition effect, the multi-level perspective, fuzzy logic
