The transition towards the implementation of sustainable mobility : looking for generalization of sustainable mobility in different territories by the application of QCA

Mobility emerges as one of the axes on which cities base their response to the challenges of sustainability. It is a complex phenomenon where elements located at different levels interact, meaning that it is increasingly being studied from a multi-level perspective. There are numerous smart mobility initiatives around the world, although there are doubts about their generalisation. The purpose of this article is to stablish the configurations of elements that determine the degree to which a city is making changes to implement sustainable mobility solution, and to study if those are generalisable across continents. Based on the data of 60 cities from different continets provided by the Urban Mobility Readiness Index, the configurations of elements that explain both the transition towards the implementation of sustainable mobility solutions and the denial of this phenomenon are established, three in each case. QCA was applied to a model that use the multilevel perspective.The main contribution is that infrastructures maintain the pivotal role, although the joint presence of other elements is also required, including certain characteristics of the city, such as its innovative character, as well as a high population density. Individual experiences can be extrapolated between cities on different continents.