Ongoing Smaller Projects

Toward a Generic Planning Framework for Improved Treatment of Complexity, Uncertainty & Risk-taking in the Planning of Urban Mega Transport Projects
Project leader: Prof. Harry T. DIMITRIOU
Host organisation: Bartlett School of Planning, University College London, United Kingdom
Web-site: www.omegacentre.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk & www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/planning

In search of a mechanism for institutional co-ordination in the planning process: a strategy for improved public transportation in sub-Saharan Africa
Project leader: Ahmad KANYAMA
Host organisation: Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Urban Studies, Stockholm, Sweden
Web-site: www.infra.kth.se/sb/sp/0php

Land, urban form and ecological footprint of transport: application of geo-information to measure transport related urban sustainability in developing countries with a case study of Ahmedabad, India
Project leader: Assistant Prof. Mark ZUIDGEEST
Host organisation: ITC International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, Enschede, The Netherlands
Web-site: www.itc.nl/pgm

International comparison of Fuel Choice in the transport sector: lessons for policy, Strategy and Environment Assessment
Project leader: Karl JONASSON
Host organisation: Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Energy and Environment, Göteborg, Sweden
Web-site: www.chalmers.se/ee/EN

Integrated Urban transport, Land Use, and Environment: Case study of Chengdu, China, and comparison to Chennai, India
Project leader: Prof. Peter P. ROGERS
Host organisation: Harvard University, Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Center for the Environment, Cambridge, Maine, USA
Web-site: www.deas.harvard.edu/TransportAsia & www.fas.harvard.edu/~huce/china_project.htm

Deprivation and Road Safety
Project leader: Dr. Robert NOLAND
Host organisation: Centre for Transport Studies, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Web-site: www.cts.cv.imperial.ac.uk

The challenge of sustainable mobility in urban planning and urban development: a comparative study
Project leader: Prof. Petter NAESS
Host organisation: Department of Development and Planning, Aalborg University, Denmark
Web-site: www.plan.aau.dk/indexuk.php

Transport modelling for Nairobi Metropolitan Area
Project leader: Prof. Elliot SCLAR
Host organisation: The Trustees of Columbia University, New york, USA
Web-site: www.earth.columbia.edu/csud

Optimising public transport infrastructure for sustainable city-building and urban regeneration: whole-corridor urban design strategies
Project leader: Prof. Nik LUKA
Host organisation: McGill University, School of Architecture and School of Urban
Planning, Montréal, Canada
Web-site: www.mcgill.ca/urbandesign

Evaluation of recent transport sustainability policies in Brazil
Project leader: Prof. Eduardo Alcantara DE VASCONCELLOS
Host organisation: Instituto Movimento, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Web-site: www.antp.org.br

The Implications of Freight Logistics for Urban Development and Sustainable Future Transport
Project leader: Prof. Kevin O'CONNOR
Host organisation: University of Melbourne, Urban Planning, Melbourne, Australia
Web-site: www.abp.unimelb.edu.au

Innovative solutions to freight distribution in the complex large urban area of Rome
Project leader: Prof. Francesco FILIPPI
Host organisation: University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
Web-site: www.ctl.uniroma1.it