ABSTRACT
Making social sustainability count to bring about a real difference in urban planning and urban design is a large and complex challenge. In this chapter some examples from the Swedish city of Malmö are discussed from the author’s personal and professional viewpoint as a public servant and practitioner, on the topic of how social sustainability, including gender equality and equity issues, has been managed in some urban transport planning processes between 2010 and 2018. References are made to research within the programme Sustainable Gender Equality, granted by the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions. It is suggested that urban transport planning processes need to focus on travel behaviour in an everyday life context, and further different groups’ needs and experiences, including men and women, must be addressed in a disaggregated manner. This applies to the development and deployment of new smart mobility schemes as well. Inclusion models for public dialogue and consultation need to be further developed with an intersectional approach. Standards and norms within the transport field need to be highlighted, discussed, and challenged.
