Blar i TØI Vitenarkiv på forfatter "Leiren, Merethe Dotterud"
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Adapting Accountability and Emerging Challenges: Contracting-out in the Transport Sector in Switzerland, Norway and Sweden
Lieberherr, Eva; Hansson, Lisa; Leiren, Merethe Dotterud; Schmid, Jonas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-13)Government reforms such as contracting-out continue to influence public service provision within infrastructure sectors. Contracting-out involves a detachment of the operators from political decision-making and the creation ... -
Different Pathways for Achieving Cleaner Urban Areas: A Roadmap towards the White Paper Goal for Urban Transport
Schippl, Jens; Gudmundsson, Henrik; Sørensen, Claus Hedegaard; Anderton, Karen; Brand, Ralf; Leiren, Merethe Dotterud; Reichenbach, Max (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-06-27)The 2011 White Paper on Transport of the European Commission spells out a series of targets for 2030 and 2050. One of the 10 targets is explicitly related to urban transport and stipulates: “Halve the use of ‘conventionally ... -
Gradual change towards re-integration: Insights from local public transport in Norway
Krogstad, Julie Runde; Leiren, Merethe Dotterud (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-06-06)Organisational arrangements with increased autonomy from politicians have become common in public service provision in Western countries. Agency deficiencies have been related to accountability and lack of trust, and a ... -
How Regional Authorities Act Under Restricted Decentralization: Evidence from the Norwegian Transport Sector
Krogstad, Julie Runde; Leiren, Merethe Dotterud (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-13)The literature on decentralization points out that there is a tendency to limit discretion at the local level by, for example, imposing national standards. It is therefore of interest to understand how sub-national authorities ... -
Natural hazard experiences and adaptations: A study of winter climate-induced road closures in Norway
Jacobsen, Jens Kristian Steen; Leiren, Merethe Dotterud; Saarinen, Jarkko (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-10-06)The effects of global climate change include more extreme weather events that harm lifeline infrastructure such as road access. The questionnaire-based study takes a unique natural experiment approach to subjective personal ... -
Silos as barriers to public sector climate adaptation and preparedness: insights from road closures in Norway
Leiren, Merethe Dotterud; Jacobsen, Jens Kristian Steen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-08)Organisational perspectives propose that structural arrangements affect policy outcomes. Drawing on these perspectives, it is worthwhile to find out whether and how disagreements among public authorities create barriers ... -
Taxis and crowd-taxis: sharing as a private activity and public concern
Leiren, Merethe Dotterud; Aarhaug, Jørgen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-06-30)Taxis and crowd-taxis: sharing as a private activity and public concern -
Universell utforming i kollektivtransporten
Aarhaug, Jørgen; Fearnley, Nils; Leiren, Merethe Dotterud (Chapter, 2015)