Sustainable Transport
The research of Sustainable Transport deals with issues concerning a sustainable transport system involving all types of transport modes.
Sustainable development and sustainable cities and transport systems are topics of today, however; the sustainability concept is difficult to define. A well-known definition of sustainable development is from the World Commission on Environment and Development (Brundtland Commission) presented in 1987: "development which meets the needs of current generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". The sustainability concept, as applied on research at Traffic & Roads, comprises three dimensions: ecological, economical, and social sustainability. Safety and security issues of transport can be addressed the social dimension.
Research on Sustainable Transport is conducted within the research group of Sustainable Attractive City (HASTA) at Traffic & Roads, but also within several other projects and often in collaboration with other departments, universities, business companies, and organisations.
Sustainable Attractive City (HASTA)
The research group on Sustainable Attractive City (HASTA) deals with research concerning cities and its qualities and problems in terms of ecological, economical and social sustainability. HASTA is currently running three projects:
- Development of Sustainability Indicators
- Strategies for Promoting Safer Walking and Cycling
- The Speed Problem in Swedish Municipalities
Other projects with a focus on sustainable transport
ARTISTS, an EU project with the aim of improving arterial streets in European cities. The project made certain that the various users of main streets were given the opportunity to participate as early as in the planning process. The Lund Institute of Technology was conducting the project and the Swedish City partner was Malmö Highway and Traffic Management. ARTISTS was finalized in January 2005. The aim of the work carried out by ARTISTS was to lead to improvement of the physical environment in and along the arterial streets as well as making the transport system as a whole more sustainable. Contact: Åse Svensson
Final report: Arterial Streets for People - Guidance for planners and decision makers when reconstructing arterial streets | Full text
SMILE, a project within the EU program CIVITAS. Traffic & Roads is responsible for the evaluation of a large number of measurs in Malmö concerning public transport, alternative fuel, eco driving, mobility management, and cycling.
Co-workers: Bengt Holmberg, Stina Johansson, Joe Strahl (Malmö University)
Time: 2005-2009
The CIVITAS site
IMPACT - Implementation paths for action towards sustainable mobility, an interdisciplinary research program within TransportMistra, with a focus on improved implementation of measures contributing to a sustainable transport system. The aim is to understand factors influencing the process of implementation and to create effective models for use in practice. IMPACT is financed by Mistra (The foundation for strategic environmental research) and run by Traffic & Roads together with four other research teams at Lund University as well as with researcher and practitioners from several other countries.
Contact: Lena Hiselius
The TransportMistra site
OMEGA, a project within VREF (The Volvo Research and Educational Foundations) examining aspects of sustainability within large infrastructure projects.
Contact: Bengt Holmberg
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Last updated: 2011-04-08