Developing System-Oriented Interventions and Policies to Reduce Car Dependency for Improved Population Health in Belfast: Study Protocol

Reducing car dependency requires orchestrated multi-sectoral, multi-policy action in a complex landscape. Thus, development of proposed interventions to reduce should be informed by systems thinking, complexity science, and socio-technical transition theory. We aim co-design sustainable systems-oriented intervention approaches Belfast. The study includes seven integrated tasks—1: Map stakeholders partnerships influencing using stakeholder network analysis; 2: A review systematic reviews regarding dependency; 3: Map-related policies via analysis policy documents semi-structured interviews; 4: participatory group model building workshop co-produce shared understanding the system perpetuating vision; 5: Using Discrete Choice Experiments, survey road users evaluate importance transport infrastructure attributes on alternative modes travel; 6: Citizen juries will ‘sense-check’ possible actions; and, 7: Stakeholders interpret findings, plan multi-sectoral action, agree ways sustain collaborations towards common vision reducing dependency. expect attain systemic view issue, potential it, framework for their integration through co-ordination actions.