SPRITE-Separating the Intensity of Transport from Economic Growth

Author Institute for Transport Studies
University of Leeds
0044 (0) 113 343 5334
Other authors
Partners: Marcial Echenique, Prognos Transport, Prognos Economics, Dipartimento Strade, Università di Roma
Year
2002
Region
Europe
In the territorial limits of the Alpine Convention.
Country
at (Austria), ch (Switzerland), de (Germany), fr (France), it (Italy), li (Liechtenstein), mc (Monaco), si (Slovenia), eu (Europe without alps)
Publication type
reviewed
Topics

Abstract
The project idetifies innovative measures which could be used to reduce travel demand while maintaining economic growth and enhancing environmental quality. Seven measures stand out from the results as having proven potential to influence transport intensity and / or environmental load whilst not having lagre detrimental effects on GDP. These are combined measures to change mobility related attitudes and traffic behaviour, car sharing, controlled parking zones, urban road pricing, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, high speed rail, road pricing for freight traffic.
Remarks
Final publishable report of the project funded by the EC unter the "competitive and Sustainable Growth" Programme (1998-2002)