Lecture series: Transformation of mobility. Faster and faster in the city - left behind in the countryside?

The lecture series "Transformations and the urban-rural relationship (in North Hesse)" focuses on different facets of the socio-ecological turnaround, including the region of North Hesse. Every week, two speakers from academia and practice will give lectures and discuss with each other. One of the lectures will be dedicated to reviewing the general state of knowledge on individual aspects of the transformation. The second lecture will focus on North Hesse and discuss the challenges arising from the socio-ecological transition for the region. The aim is to work out which new urban-rural conflicts are associated with the expansion of renewable energies, which challenges the North Hessian economy is facing and that the transformation processes not only have an economic side, but are also changing the North Hessian party and media landscape

Organization: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schroeder, Head of the Department of Political System of the Federal Republic of Germany - Statehood in Transition

Topic on 24.01.2023: Transformation of mobility. Faster and faster in the city - left behind in the countryside?
The transport transition is a fundamental building block for achieving climate targets. In Germany, however, progress has so far been slow and falls short of expectations: C02 emissions in the transport sector have not been significantly reduced since the 1990s. Effective progress towards climate-neutral mobility has been hampered both by the resistance of the German automotive industry and the socio-cultural dominance of the automobile. So how can C02-neutral freight and passenger transport be achieved in Germany in the long term and what role will private and public transport play in this in the future? What interests are being formulated by the automotive industry, trade unions, environmental associations and social movements in the context of the transport transition and what will the future of mobility in Germany, both in cities and in rural areas, look like?

Speakers: Prof. Dr. Carsten Sommer (University of Kassel; Department of Transport Planning and Transport Systems), Steffen Müller (NVV)