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How to Shape a Sustainable Urban
Mobility for All?
25 & 26 AprilBucharest, Romania
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#COSTconnect
Content TableContent Table........................................................................................................................................ 2
Programme............................................................................................................................................ 4
Venue.................................................................................................................................................... 5
How to create a sustainable Urban Mobility for all?...............................................................................6
Methodology.......................................................................................................................................... 6
About COST.......................................................................................................................................... 7
About COST Actions.............................................................................................................................. 8
COST Actions represented – Overview.................................................................................................9
Inclusive Radio Communication Networks for 5G and beyond (IRACON) - CA15104.....................10
Rethinking Sustainability Towards a Regenerative Economy - CA16114........................................11
From Sharing to Caring: Examining Socio-Technical Aspects of the Collaborative Economy - CA16121.......................................................................................................................................... 12
Wider Impacts of Scenario Evaluation of Autonomous and Connected Transport - CA16222.........13
Survey Harmonisation with New Technologies Improvement (SHANTI) - TU0804..........................13
Accessibility instruments for planning practice in Europe - TU1002.................................................14
Public Private Partnerships in Transport: Trends and Theory - TU1001..........................................14
Towards Autonomic Road Transport Systems - TU1102.................................................................14
The Effective Design and Delivery of Megaprojects in the European Union....................................15
NVH analysis techniques for design and optimization of hybrid and electric vehicle - TU1105........15
Crime Prevention through Urban Design and Planning - TU1203....................................................16
Transport Equity Analysis - TU1209.................................................................................................16
Satellite Positioning Performance Assessment for Road Transport - TU1302.................................16
Social networks and travel behaviour – TU1305..............................................................................17
Fostering knowledge about the relationship between Information and Communication Technologies and Public Spaces supported by strategies to improve their use and attractiveness – TU1306......17
European network for shallow geothermal energy applications in buildings and infrastructures – TU1405............................................................................................................................................ 18
Scientific and technical innovations for safer Powered Two Wheelers – TU1407............................18
Interdisciplinarity in research programming and funding cycles – TD1408.......................................19
Stakeholders presenting during the event............................................................................................20
DG RTD, Directorate Transport........................................................................................................20
JPI Urban Europe............................................................................................................................. 20
European Commission – DG Joint Research Centre.......................................................................21
EUROSTAT...................................................................................................................................... 22
The International Transport Forum...................................................................................................22
ERTICO ITS..................................................................................................................................... 23
POLIS -............................................................................................................................................ 23
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ITS Romania.................................................................................................................................... 24
Rupprecht Consult............................................................................................................................ 24
List of participants................................................................................................................................ 25
Notes…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….28
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Programme Day 1 – 25 April 2018, Palatul Universul - Strada Ion Brezoianu nr. 23
Coffee and registration 15.00 – 15.30
1. Welcome and introduction - Welcome words by Mr Victor Negrescu, Minister Delegate for European
Affairs, and Mr Răzvan Popa, Member of European Parliament.
15.30 – 16.00
2. Check-in - All participants briefly introduce themselves
16.00 – 16.40
3. Setting the scene presentations: short inputs on the current state-of-play by:
- Jean-Francois Aguinaga (DG RTD Transport – Head of Unit Surface Transport)
- Margit Noll (JPI Urban Europe – Management Board Chair) - Maria Alonso Raposo (DG JRC – Scientific/Technical Project Officer,
Sustainable Transport Unit)- Emilia Maria Iscru (EUROSTAT – Project Manager, Passenger Mobility)- Aimee Aguilar Jaber (OECD ITF – Economist) - Piia Karjalainen (ERTICO - Senior Manager – Clean & Urban Mobility
MaaS Alliance Coordinator) - Suzanne Hoadley (Polis – Senior Manager)- Mihai Niculescu (ITS Romania – Secretary general) - Ralf Brand (Rupprecht Consult – Senior urban sustainable mobility
expert)
16.40 – 17.45
4. Introduction to the methodology 17.45 – 18.00
Poster presentation followed by a Social Dinner 18:30 – 21:00
Day 2 – 26 April 2018, Sheraton Bucharest Hotel - Calea Dorobanți 5-7, Bucharest
Coffee and registration 08.30 – 09.00
Recap of Day 1 09.00 – 09.10Announcing, discussing and selecting questions
- People bring forward their question with the offer to host a discussion table. After all tables have been chosen by someone sharing a question, the other participants are invited to think about which table they want to join first.
09.10 – 09.55
Pro-Action Café Round 1: What is the quest behind the question?- Every participant is invited to challenge the table host and different
facets of the question are explored.
09.55 – 10.40
Coffee break 10.40 – 11.00
Pro-Action Café Round 2: What is missing?- The participants aim to make the picture more complete, redefine and
deepen the discussion on the question (e.g. questions not asked yet, perspectives or options not considered yet).
11.00 – 11.45
Pro-Action Café Round 3: What is next?- What did we learn? What next steps will each of us take? What are
possible actions (individually and together in variable geometry)?
11.45 – 12.30
Lunch 12.30 – 13.30
Presentation of results - Presentation and discussion on results presented by the hosts.
13.30 – 14.30
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Next steps and closing of the meeting- Short input from high-level policy maker in the field and COST on the
next steps, feedback by all participants
14.30 – 15.00
Venue The COST Connect conference will begin at the Palatul Universul from 15h30 to 18h00 (Address: Palatul Universul - Strada Ion Brezoianu nr. 23, Bucharest 030167)
We will continue with a social dinner in the “Iridium 1” room at the Sheraton Bucharest Hotel at 19h30. The dinner will be buffet style with a mix of Romanian and Mediterranean dishes. Drinks will include: Water, softs, house wine, beers, juice, coffee and tea. (Address: Sheraton Bucharest Hotel - Calea Dorobanți 5-7, Bucharest 010551). A shuttle bus will be available between the Palatul Universul and the Sheraton Bucharest Hotel at 18h (departure Palatul Universul).
On the second day, the conference will continue at the Sheraton Bucharest Hotel in the “Platinum Grand Ballroom”, from 09h00 to 15h00. The meeting will start with a short “Welcome Coffee” at 08h30.
Finally, we offer you a small social event at the end of these two days: a tour of the Palace of the Parliament and a Panoramic bus tour of Bucharest with a private guide. If you are interested, the departure will be at 15h30 in the lobby of the Sheraton Bucharest Hotel on 26 April.
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How to create a sustainable Urban Mobility for all? The COST Connect workshop on “How to shape a Sustainable Urban Mobility for all?” is organized by the COST Association and has the aim to enable a debate between researchers, policy-makers and funding organizations active in the field of Urban Mobility. The event will create new synergies and collaborations that lead to greener, more inclusive, safer and smarter urban mobility solutions.
The quality of life of European citizens who in increasing numbers live in large urban conglomerations, where much of Europe's economic performance is generated, can be highly – and positively – influenced by adequate urban mobility solutions. Moreover, urban mobility addresses also environmental issues (reduction of greenhouse gases, air pollution and noise) and urban planning. In a nutshell, urban mobility has an important impact at both economic and social levels (new business creation, employment, social inclusion, housing, and location strategies). Based on a questionnaire answered by the Chairs of 16 participating COST Actions, the supported networks are indeed addressing a wide coverage of urban mobility challenges e.g.
- Substitute vehicles with low / zero emission and pollution (NOx, noise) alternatives, facilitate shared transport and stimulate soft transport modes;
- Stimulate continuous and integrated multi-modal mobility services, and address their social impact;
- Advocate for a user centred approach to mobility for co-creating travel solutions and ensure accessibility of key life activities;
- Include renewable energy technologies in the planning of mobility infrastructure;- Facilitate a digital transformation in mobility by improving data source availability,
interoperability and usage.
As such, it is timely to organize a COST Connect workshop and pave the way towards a closer cooperation between research networks and relevant funders and stakeholders.
The COST Connect workshop will contribute to highlight and promote scientific success stories, enhance the mutual understanding between researchers, policy makers, and funders, and create new synergies with the aim to understand what is needed for a sustainable urban mobility and how to achieve through collaborations breakthrough innovations that lead to greener, more inclusive, safer and smarter urban mobility solutions.
The event is organized in collaboration with the JPI Urban and takes place back to back with the JPI Urban Europe Agora meeting in Bucharest.
Methodology The methodology of the workshop is based on the concept of the “Pro Action Café”, which is a methodology for creative and inspirational conversations. Participants are invited to share their questions (around projects – seed ideas) and get group input (deeper questions – knowledge – experience) from others. A Pro Action Café is an innovative yet simple methodology for hosting conversations about questions, projects, and concerns that matter to the individuals that attend.
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In a Pro Action Café, topics are brought forward by participants themselves. There is no set agenda, only overall guiding questions and “setting-the-scene” presentations with the intention of deepening the learning process of all participants.
Short setting-the-scene presentations provide a possibility for stakeholders to bring in key information. After the Introduction and the “setting-the-scene” presentations, there are three rounds of conversation in café style – each guided by a few generic questions to help deepen and focus the conversations. In each round, a new set of participants join the tables, benefiting from the collective intelligence present during the event.
About COST COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is an EU-funded programme that enables researchers and innovators to set up their interdisciplinary research networks in Europe and beyond. We provide funds for organising conferences, meetings, training schools, short-term-scientific-missions or other networking activities across a wide range of scientific topics.
COST provides a unique way to jointly develop ideas and new initiatives across all science and technology fields, including social sciences and humanities, through pan-European networking of nationally funded research. As a European intergovernmental framework, since its creation in 1971, COST has been helping to bring together researchers and stakeholders from public and private institutions, NGOs, industry and SMEs across Europe and beyond, thereby playing a very important role in building the European Research Area (ERA).
COST anticipates and complements the activities of the EU Framework Programmes, acting as a bridge to the less-connected and less-supported research communities in some COST Member States defined as Inclusiveness Target Countries. It also enhances the mobility of researchers across Europe and fosters scientific excellence. The COST Association, an International not-for-profit Association under Belgian Law, integrates all management, governing and administrative functions necessary for the operation of the COST Programme, which currently has 36 Member States and one Cooperating State.
www.cost.eu
Figure 1 Data throughout the year 2016
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About COST Actions COST Actions are interdisciplinary networks of researchers, engineers, scholars from universities, public and private institutions, NGOs, industry and SMEs. Although we pride ourselves on funding networks on high-risk, innovative and emerging research themes, COST does not set research priorities. Actions can touch on any science and technology topic.
COST Actions can also pave the way to establish synergies with EU-funded research projects. Moreover, collaboration within research projects can also lead to new Actions, thus enhancing the networking potential of such consortia. Every COST Action has an objective, defined goals and clear deliverables. These are described in a Memorandum of Understanding, accepted by at least seven participating COST Member Countries.
On the basis of mutual benefit, researchers, engineers and scholars from Near Neighbour Countries and International Partner Countries may join.
You can browse through all the running COST Actions1.
COST Actions are:
Pan-European and beyondSpanning 36 Member Countries and a Cooperating State.
Researcher-drivenIn terms of proposed topics, objectives and work organisation; researchers choose their own topics and all decisions are entrusted to the Action’s Management Committees.
Open and inclusiveOpen to everyone, irrespectively of their gender, field of research or career stage. Actions can expand with researchers from new countries during their lifetime.
Multi- and interdisciplinaryBuilding, bridging and expanding multi- and interdisciplinary science and technology research communities.
Future-orientedEngaging the next generation of young researchers.
LightweightThey are a light platform to coordinate national research funding through easy networking tools and simple rules.
1 http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/all_actions
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COST Actions represented – Overview
Code Name Links
CA15104 Inclusive Radio Communication Networks for 5G and beyond (IRACON) COST webpageDedicated website
CA16114 Rethinking Sustainability Towards a Regenerative Economy COST webpageDedicated website
CA16121 From Sharing to Caring: Examining Socio-Technical Aspects of the Collaborative Economy
COST webpage
CA16222 Wider Impacts of Scenario Evaluation of Autonomous and Connected Transport
COST webpage
TU0804 Survey Harmonisation with New Technologies Improvement (SHANTI) COST webpageDedicated website
TU1002 Accessibility instruments for planning practice in Europe COST webpageDedicated website
TU1001 Public Private Partnerships in Transport: Trends and Theory COST webpageDedicated website
TU1102 Towards Autonomic Road Transport Systems COST webpageDedicated website
TU1003 The Effective Design and Delivery of Megaprojects in the European Union (MEGAPROJECTS)
COST webpage Dedicated website
TU1105 NVH analysis techniques for design and optimization of hybrid and electric vehicle
COST webpageDedicated website
TU1203 Crime Prevention through Urban Design and Planning COST webpageDedicated website
TU1209 Transport Equity Analysis COST webpageDedicated website
TU1302 Satellite Positioning Performance Assessment for Road Transport COST webpageDedicated website
TU1305 Social networks and travel behaviour COST webpageDedicated website
TU1306Fostering knowledge about the relationship between Information and Communication Technologies and Public Spaces supported by strategies to improve their use and attractiveness
COST webpageDedicated website
TU1405 European network for shallow geothermal energy applications in buildings and infrastructures
COST webpageDedicated website
TU1407 Scientific and technical innovations for safer Powered Two Wheelers COST webpageDedicated website
TU1408 Air Transport and Regional Development COST webpageDedicated website
TD1408 Interdisciplinarity in research programming and funding cycles COST webpageDedicated website
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The participating COST Actions cover many of the research topics that are linked to the creation of a sustainable Urban Mobility. The interlinkages between the different topics of the COST Actions also indicate the need for an interdisciplinary approach in dealing with Urban Mobility questions.
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Inclusive Radio Communication Networks for 5G and beyond (IRACON) - CA15104Radio Communications have become one of the pillars on which our Society relies for performing many daily tasks. Today, the number of connected devices is increasing exponentially, reflecting not only enthusiastic smartphone adoption but also increasing connectivity of machines, sensors, vehicles and other devices for health and smart environments.
The Inclusive Radio Communications (IRACON) concept defines those technologies aimed to support wireless connectivity at any rates, for any communicating units, and in any type of scenarios. The Wireless Internet of Things beyond 2020 will require revolutionary approaches in Radio Access technologies, networks and systems. Some theoretical foundations have to be revisited and breaking technologies are to be discovered during the coming decade.
This COST Action aims at scientific breakthroughs by introducing novel design and analysis methods for the 5th-generation (5G) and beyond-5G radio communication networks. Challenges include i) modelling the variety of radio channels that can be envisioned for future inclusive radio, ii) capacity, energy, mobility, latency, scalability at the physical layer and iii) network automation, moving nodes, cloud and virtualisation architectures at the network layer, as well as iv) experimental research addressing Over-the-Air testing, Internet of Things, localization and tracking and new radio access technologies.
The group of experts supporting this proposal comes from both academia and industry, from a wide spread of countries all over Europe, with the support of some non-COST institutions and R&D associations and standardisation bodies worldwide. The proposers have also long experience on COST Actions in the Radiocommunications field.
http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA15104
Runtime: 2016 – 2020, 35 countries involved.
MC Chair: Prof Claude OESTGES
MC Vice-Chair: Prof Narcis CARDONA
Rethinking Sustainability Towards a Regenerative Economy - CA16114Sustainable buildings and facilities are critical to a future that is socially just, ecologically restorative, culturally rich and economically viable within the climate change context.
Despite over a decade of strategies and programmes, progress on built environment sustainability fails to address these key issues. Consequently the built environment sector no longer has the luxury of being incrementally less bad, but, with urgency, needs to adopt net-positive, restorative sustainability thinking to incrementally do ‘more good’.
Within the built environment sustainability agenda a shift is occurring, from a narrow focus on building energy performance, mitigation strategies, and minimisation of environmental impacts to a broader framework that enriches places, people, ecology, culture, and climate at the core of the design task, with particular emphasis on the benefits towards health.
Sustainability in buildings, as understood today, is an inadequate measure for current and future architectural design, for it aims no higher than trying to make buildings ‘less bad’. Building on current European Standards restorative sustainability approaches will raise aspirations and deliver restorative outcomes.
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The RESTORE Action will affect a paradigm shift towards restorative sustainability for new and existing buildings, promoting forward thinking and multidisciplinary knowledge, leading to solutions that celebrate the richness of design creativity while enhancing users’ experience, health and wellbeing inside and outside buildings, in harmony with urban ecosystems, reconnecting users to nature.
The COST proposal will advocate, mentor and influence for a restorative built environment sustainability through work groups, training schools (including learning design competitions) and Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs).
Runtime: 2017 – 2021, 36 countries involved.
MC Chair: Mr Carlo BATTISTI
MC Vice-Chair: Mr Martin BROWN
From Sharing to Caring: Examining Socio-Technical Aspects of the Collaborative Economy - CA16121The terms "Sharing Economy" or “Collaborative Economy” have been commonly used in recent years to refer to a proliferation of initiatives, business models and forms of work.
The main objective of this action is to develop a European network of actors (including scholars, practitioners, communities and policy makers) focusing on the development of collaborative economy models and platforms and on social and technological implications of the collaborative economy through a practice-focused approach.
The specific aims of the proposal are:
(i) To develop a deeper understanding of the collaborative economy phenomenon in all its aspects, by studying in-depth the sociotechnical systems and human practices involved, comparing and reflecting upon local, regional, national and international initiatives;
(ii) To discuss and critique elements of the current discourse on the collaborative economy, and proposing a richer definition and characterisation of the phenomenon;
(iii) To formulate a European research agenda for the socio-technical aspects of the collaborative economy, including specifically the design of future technological platforms, the technical infrastructure, their legal, ethical and financial implications;
(iv) To articulate a European research perspective on the collaborative economy, based on EU values of social innovation, and in line with the Europe 2020 strategy objective to become a smart, sustainable and inclusive economy by 2020.
The Action will produce online resources including publications offering a comprehensive view of the current European collaborative economy and socio-technical and policy recommendations for the future.
Runtime: 2017 – 2021, 33 countries involved.
MC Chair: Dr Gabriela AVRAM
MC Vice-Chair: Prof Myriam LEWKOWICZ
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Wider Impacts of Scenario Evaluation of Autonomous and Connected Transport - CA16222Autonomous vehicle (AV) trials are currently taking place worldwide and Europe has a key role in the development of relevant technology. Yet, very limited research exists regarding the wider implications of the deployment of such vehicles on existing road infrastructure, since it is unclear if and when the transition period will start and conclude.
It is anticipated that improved accessibility and road safety will constitute the primary benefits of the widespread use of AVs, whilst co-benefits may also include reduced energy consumption, improved air quality or better use of urban space. Therefore, the focus of this COST Action is on observed and anticipated future mobility trends and implications on travel behaviour, namely car sharing, travel time use or residential location choice to name a few. Other important issues to be explored under different deployment scenarios are social, ethical, institutional and business impacts.
To achieve this, it is essential to culminate co-operation between a wide range of stakeholders at a local, national and international level, including academics and practitioners. Consequently, this COST Action will facilitate collaboration within Europe and beyond about this emerging topic of global interest.
Runtime: 2017 – 2021, 36 countries involved.
MC Chair: Dr Nikolas THOMOPOULOS
MC Vice-Chair: Prof Cristina PRONELLO
Survey Harmonisation with New Technologies Improvement (SHANTI) - TU0804The main objective of the Action is to provide guidelines for harmonizing national travel surveys across Europe. This harmonization aims at improving their comparability without preventing longitudinal analyses with previous surveys at country level and therefore should increase data quality at national level. The Action will build bridges between European countries as well as among researchers, enhancing research and disseminating recommendations throughout European society. More specifically, the Action will (i) bring together researchers from different European countries, tackle the data needs and stimulate the network by training junior researchers, and (ii) bridge the gap between academia and society by taking societal needs into account, and link researchers and practitioners via the provision of practical recommendations and sharing experiences and best practice. The concrete outcomes of this Action will be twofold : on one hand, concrete harmonization guidelines (related to protocol, questionnaire design, variables definition, etc) will be built from the field skills coming from researchers involved in NTSs and therefore aware of the needs for continuity with previous surveys in each country; on the other hand, these skills and guidelines will be disseminated to countries, especially New EU Member States, where national travel surveys are still to be set up so that these new surveys rely on commonly agreed best practices.
Runtime: 2009 – 2013, 21 countries involved.
MC Chair: Dr Jimmy ARMOOGUM
MC Vice-Chair: Ms Anastasia MOISEEVA
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Accessibility instruments for planning practice in Europe - TU1002Accessibility concepts are increasingly acknowledged as fundamental to understand the functioning of cities and urban regions. In particular, accessibility instruments are able to provide a framework for understanding the reciprocal relationships between land use and mobility. Such a framework has important potential advantages when transferred to the realm of urban planning. However, despite the large number of instruments available in literature, they are not widely used to support urban planning practices. Significant benefits are expected, both in terms of process - the establishment of bridges between scholars and practitioners from different approaches and different domains - and in terms of results - insights on how to improve the relevance of accessibility instruments for urban planning practices.
Runtime: 2010 -2014, 21 countries involved
MC Chair: Dr Cecília SILVA
MC Vice-Chair: Mr Luca BERTOLINI
Public Private Partnerships in Transport: Trends and Theory - TU1001While Public Private Partnerships (PPP) are now used in many countries for Transport capital projects, research has been, in principal, descriptive. PPPs are complex contractual arrangements extending into an unpredictable future and the economic crisis has highlighted many shortcomings. The scope of this proposal is to develop the theoretical basis for PPPs in the transport sector. Key objectives to be addressed on a national and modal perspective by the three working groups are: (i) A decision making process for selection, implementation and operation of PPP transport projects considering 'sustainable procurement' and 'value propositions'; (ii) Identification of critical success factors, test criteria and knowledge-bases for improved PPP performance; (iii) Implications of the financial arrangement. Findings are cross-studied by auxiliary working groups focusing on the national context and the modal (urban, surface and port) context, respectively.
Runtime: 2010 – 2014, 24 countries involved
MC Chair: Dr Athena ROUMBOUTSOS
MC Vice Chair: Prof Thierry VANELSLANDER
Towards Autonomic Road Transport Systems - TU1102A current, well recognised societal problem is the frequent failure of road transportation networks, resulting from traffic incidents, system overloading and lack of optimised support systems. The aim of this Action is to unite and align groups across Europe from computer science, engineering and transport studies into a world leading research community that will develop new ways of designing Road Transportation Support (RTS) systems based on the ideas of autonomic systems. If used as a platform on which to implement leading edge RTS technologies, such systems have the potential to deliver savings in the cost of system configuration, maintenance, and infrastructure, while potentially improving network efficiency and reducing the chances of human error. Using an autonomic approach to RTS is a novel and very ambitious idea requiring interdisciplinary community building, hence the need for COST, and a European dimension. This Action will bring together disparate strands of research into an integrated discipline, putting Europe at the leading edge of autonomic transportation system development. Additionally it will have the wider benefit of producing a transformative change within the field of autonomic systems itself that will translate to other application areas such as energy management.
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Runtime: 2011- 2015, 24 countries involved
MC Chair: Prof Thomas Leo MCCLUSKEY
MC Vice Chair: Prof Bart DE SCHUTTER
The Effective Design and Delivery of Megaprojects in the European Union. Megaprojects are extremely large-scale investment projects that typically cost more than EUR 0.5 billion. Megaprojects are united by their extreme complexity (both in technical and human terms) and by a long record of poor delivery. Their inability to be designed appropriately and delivered on time and to budget has profound implications not only for the construction organisations delivering them but also for the client organisations commissioning them (which are often governments spending public money.) This Action seeks to bring together multi-disciplinary researchers from across COST Countries to tackle the issues of megaproject design and delivery. The Action will produce immediate guidelines to influence practice and a framework to guide future decisions on resourcing EU research in megaproject design and delivery.
Runtime: 2011-2015, 23 countries involved
MC Chair: Prof Naomi BROOKES
MC Vice Chair: Dr Mauro MANCINI
NVH analysis techniques for design and optimization of hybrid and electric vehicle - TU1105The socio-economic quest towards developing transportation with lower CO2 emission is a global goal of the EU and a crucial ingredient for the competitiveness of the whole European transportation industry. It forces an increased focus on alternative powering systems such as electric and hybrid drives. To be competitive, however, such vehicles must have an acceptable Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH) behaviour, not only inside the vehicle, but also outside if it is nor to pose major concerns regarding safety of weaker road users such as two-wheelers and pedestrians. Most of the NVH design and problem-solving knowledge gathered has concentrated on internal combustion vehicles and so novel analysis techniques have to be developed for vehicles with these new drives. In addition the limited knowledge on electric and hybrid vehicles is scattered all over Europe. The aim of this Action is to engage NVH experts from vehicle industry and renowned research groups in the accumulation, development and dissemination of such novel techniques. The COST framework provides the unique opportunity to bring together experienced academic and early-stage researchers, EU authorities for transport regulations, independent consultants, experienced representatives from industry and associations of transporters.
Runtime: 2012 – 2016, 14 countries involved.
MC Chair: Ms Nuria CAMPILLO_DAVO
MC Vice-Chair: Dr Bert PLUYMERS
Crime Prevention through Urban Design and Planning - TU1203The objective of this Action is to contribute to structuring existing knowledge and develop innovative approaches on how to build more secure and safe cities. Studies have proved that there is a
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correlation between the structure and organization of urban space and crime: new criminological theory supports this point of view. The Justice and Home Affairs Council of the EU has underlined that crime prevention through design is a successful and effective strategy for crime prevention and needs to be supported. Despite this, new projects are being implemented all over Europe without considering safety criteria, creating urban areas where crime and fear of crime make life difficult.
The Action will develop new knowledge and innovative approaches putting together theoretical thinking and practical experience. Thus the scientific program forecasts to work simultaneously on one hand on the innovative approaches deriving from research and experts, on the other hand on the know-how acquired through best practical experience of participating countries.
This will be done through lectures, seminars, focused working groups as well as a workshop. Dissemination of awareness is an important aspect for working in the field of CP- UDP field and the Action devotes quite an effort on this issue.
Central to this Action is the training of young people, for this purpose a Junior network as well as specific training are forecasted.
Runtime: 2012 – 2016, 26 countries involved.
MC Chair: Dr Umberto NICOLINI
MC Vice Chair: Mr François WELLHOFF
Transport Equity Analysis - TU1209Understanding the equity implications of transport policies and investments is becoming increasingly important, as underscored by social movements around the world. This poses a major challenge in the assessment and appraisal of transport projects and policies, in which equity issues are currently hardly addressed. In fact, current evaluation methods in transport do not account for equity issues, and this topic is not dealt with in EU guidebooks for project evaluation. Only Germany, as an exception, considers equity between regions (Laender), but not in terms of accessibility to key life activities within an urban region. This Action proposal contributes to the body of research by bringing together new approaches to incorporate equity consideration in transport project evaluation and decision making. The approaches consist of the measurement of accessibility with the literature on social justice, travel behaviour models and socio-economic impacts analysis in line with mainstream welfare economics.
Runtime: 2013 -2017, 21 countries involved
MC Chair: Dr Floridea DI CIOMMO
MC Vice-Chair: Dr Ariane DUPONT-KIEFFER
Satellite Positioning Performance Assessment for Road Transport - TU1302Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) have a significant potential in the development of ITS and mobility services, expected to deliver many benefits including reducing congestion, increasing capacity and improving safety. The road sector is estimated to represent more than 50% of the GNSS market and 75% when we consider the mobility services on smartphones. However, the current lack of a pan-European certification process underpinned by agreed standards is impeding the realisation of the expected benefits. The main reason for this is the complexity of defining and assessing GNSS performance which is highly influenced by the environment and operational scenario. Although
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standardisation activities have been initiated in Europe on this topic, many scientific issues are still open and require a common agreement. This Action brings together experts in GNSS, ITS and mobility to address the open issues and guarantee the success of the standardisation for underpinning certification initiatives. The Action will provide 4 deliverables and will propose a unified framework for definition and assessment of performance for the GNSS-based positioning terminals. This framework is expected to pave the way for certified terminals, which is expected to result in a significantly accelerated use of GNSS-based ITS and mobility applications.
Runtime: 2013 – 2017
MC Chair: Prof François PEYRET
MC Vice-Chair: Mr Pierre-Yves GILLIERON
Social networks and travel behaviour – TU1305The past decade has gone through rapid ICT developments, which had wide societal impacts. ICT enhanced the shift from social groups defined by location to individually-based social networks. High-speed telecoms allow for ad-hoc personalised networks that affect travel behaviour. Unfortunately, research has lagged behind ICT advances, as our understanding of current travel behaviour is limited and existing urban mobility solutions cater to population behaviour that no longer exists. The transport demand models used today are based on inadequate understanding of the new social structure. A new transport paradigm is needed for the ultra-urbanized smart city.
This Action aims to initiate a new collaboration framework for the various EU research groups that develops a new transport paradigm based upon ICT social networks and their subsequent travel behavior in the urban environment.
The goals are to explore ways in which social activities become mobilised in space, identify how social ties affect the integration of local public transport into urban patterns, and develop a rigorous conceptual framework for new ideas and methodologies. This work will be achieved by creating a joint discussions platform that includes seminars, thematic working groups, discussion sessions, workshops and publishing scientific results.
Runtime: 2014 – 2018, 31 countries involved
MC Chair: Prof Pnina PLAUT
MC Vice-Chair: Prof Bridgette WESSELS
Fostering knowledge about the relationship between Information and Communication Technologies and Public Spaces supported by strategies to improve their use and attractiveness – TU1306The Action's main objective is to create a research platform on the relationship between Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and the production of public open spaces, and their relevance to sustainable urban development. The impacts of this relationship will be explored from social, ecological and urban design perspectives.
ICT is a driving force, media and tool, which operates as a mediator between users and their virtual and real worlds. Public spaces have multiple functions, including social gathering places where outdoor interactions between people can occur and communication and information exchange can take place.
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The relationship between ICT devices and public open spaces is not new but is growing at a rapid pace, becoming a challenge for ICT experts, spatial planners and social scientists. ICTs cause and enable innovative outdoor social practices which challenge spatial and social experts to use them in policies, methodologies, design and research to produce responsive and inclusive urban places.
The Action deals with opportunities and risks ICTs offer to the user, via the appreciation, design and usage of public spaces. It exploits the benefits of interweaving a green experience with digital engagement via sharing knowledge, experiences and ideas, and analysing public spaces.
Runtime: 2014 – 2018, 31 countries involved
MC Chair: Dr Carlos SMANIOTTO COSTA
MC Vice-Chair: Ms Ina SUKLJE ERJAVEC
European network for shallow geothermal energy applications in buildings and infrastructures – TU1405The increased need for renewable energy sources has led to expansion of shallow geothermal applications for heating and/or cooling of buildings. The integration of heat exchangers in those elements of the structure that interface with the ground, such as foundations, tunnels and diaphragm walls, is particularly attractive because of the inherent cost saving involved in combining a required structural component with the harvesting of geothermal energy. Thermoactive geostructures present the additional benefit of relying on localized resources (the ground) and therefore do not need additional infrastructural investments. By providing an alternative to fossil fuels and reducing peak demand from the grid, they also provide an attractive tool towards energy independence and distributed generation with no adverse impact on the environment. However, the widespread application of this sustainable technology is currently hindered by the large heterogeneity in the development and regulatory framework in European countries.
By sharing knowledge and experiences, the use of thermoactive geostructures will increase, especially in countries with less experience. This newly created network will ensure an inclusive and open platform for scientific discussion to define European best practice rules for geothermal applications, promote public awareness and confidence in this technique, and foster advancement in knowledge through collaboration.
Runtime: 2015 – 2019, 25 countries involved
MC Chair: Dr Sebastien BURLON
MC Vice-Chair: Dr Giovanna BISCONTIN
Scientific and technical innovations for safer Powered Two Wheelers – TU1407 Enhancing traffic safety is an on-going quest. Traffic accidents cause human suffering and huge economic losses. In the period 2000-2012, the riders killed per 10,000 Powered Two Wheelers (PTW) registered has more than halved, passing from 2.68 to 1.32. Nevertheless, PTW riders are still among the most vulnerable road users and other efforts are necessary toward a vision zero (accident) concept. On the other end, the use of PTW is currently increasing worldwide, especially in urban environments, since PTW offer many benefits for personal mobility: less congestion, time gain, energy savings, easier parking. These beneficial opportunities can only be capitalised if PTW safety is further
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prioritised. As prior initiatives to improve PTW safety have concentrated on single aspects, a truly holistic and integrated approach towards PTW safety is still lacking. This COST Action addresses this gap, by bringing together PTW safety experts to i) acquire, unify and coordinate PTW safety research, and ii) ensure broad dissemination towards PTW users, industry and public authorities.
Runtime: 2015 – 2019, 23 countries involved.
MC Chair: Prof Marco PIERINI
MC Vice-Chair: Dr Ludek HYNCIK
Interdisciplinarity in research programming and funding cycles – TD1408This Actions will bring together communities of researchers, and research policy makers, contributing to advance our understanding and effective application of interdisciplinarity. A range of actions is designed to draw upon the Network's knowledge of barriers, as well as success and good practices, leading to the building of a critical mass of researchers and funders working to strengthen the European Research Area's capacity for interdisciplinarity.
Runtime: 2015-2019, 27 countries involved
MC Chair: Dr Olivia BINA
MC Vice-Chair: Dr Marta VARANDA
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Stakeholders presenting during the eventThe European support provided to initiatives in the field of Urban Mobility is a This section provides information about selected stakeholders that contribute to the discussion on Sustainable Urban Mobility.
European Commission – DG Research and Innovation, Directorate Transport
The Directorate-General for Research and Innovation defines and implements European Research and Innovation (R&I) policy with a view to reinforcing the science and technology base, spurring innovation and turning societal challenges into innovation opportunities that will help deliver on the European Commission priorities. The DG contributes to the Commission's priorities for growth, jobs and investment, the Digital Single Market, the Energy Union and global action. The Directorate H is responsible for Transport.
Relevant links https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation_en
Transport Research and Innovation Achievements Report 2017
JPI Urban Europe JPI Urban Europe was created in 2010 to address the global urban challenges of today with the ambition to develop a European research and innovation hub on urban matters and create European solutions by means of coordinated research.
JPI Urban Europe responds to the urgent need for ambitious, sustained and truly inter- and transdisciplinary research to radically improve our understanding of how socially, economically and environmentally sustainable our urban areas are. It supports Europe’s cities in their transition towards a future that maximises their sustainability, resilience and their liveability in this era of global competition for commerce, industry, tourism, labour and investment; to drive urban innovation and technologies.
Through its strategy and actions, JPI Urban Europe contributes to the EU 2020 Strategy on smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, the EU Urban Agenda as well as to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Currently, JPI Urban Europe has 14 members: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia Sweden and the United Kingdom. Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain and Turkey are observers, as well as the European Commission. More countries are involved in specific JPI Urban Europe activities.
Relevant links https://jpi-urbaneurope.eu/
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The JPI Urban Europe Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda
European Commission – DG Joint Research Centre The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is the European Commission's science and knowledge service which employs scientists to carry out research in order to provide independent scientific advice and support to EU policy. The JRC hosts specialist laboratories and unique research facilities and is home to thousands of scientists working to support EU policy. The scientific work serves the policy Directorates-General of the European Commission and address key societal challenges.
In its efforts to establish a sustainable, environmental-friendly transport system, the JRC aims to play a key role in the shaping of standards and policy in the transport sector, including e-mobility, and in identifying and addressing EU priorities for research and innovation. Its research efforts target measurement of emissions and efficiency and performance and safety assessment of hydrogen and fuel cells in transport applications. New activities are being set up on electric vehicles, smart grids, battery performance and safety assessments. The JRC’s scientific activities on biofuels and bioenergy aim to address the most relevant and delicate policy questions. The research centre therefore analyses and tests sustainability criteria, including greenhouse gas emissions, indirect effects due to land-use change, the impact on and the availability of water and other resources. At the request of Commission’s policy Directorates-General, the JRC also operates a knowledge centre on the electrification of road transport.
COST and the JRC have signed an extension to their Memorandum of Understanding, which will cover the next five years. The extension strengthens the commitment between the two organisations to work together in order to promote research excellence through networking activities.The main activities concern: Development of synergies Exchange of information and best practices Organisation of joint workshops Participation of JRC in COST Actions and COST Connect events COST Actions as a pool of excellence for the JRC
Relevant links
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/enhttps://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/research-topic/sustainable-transport-and-fuels http://www.cost.eu/media/newsroom/mou_extension_jrc
Recent publications in the field of sustainable transport
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EUROSTATEurostat is the statistical office of the European Union situated in Luxembourg. Its mission is to provide high quality statistics for Europe. While fulfilling its mission, Eurostat promotes the following values: respect and trust, fostering excellence, promoting innovation, service orientation, professional independence.
Providing the European Union with statistics at European level that enable comparisons between countries and regions is a key task. Democratic societies do not function properly without a solid basis of reliable and objective statistics. On one hand, decision-makers at EU level, in Member States, in local government and in business need statistics to make those decisions. On the other hand, the public and media need statistics for an accurate picture of contemporary society and to evaluate the performance of politicians and others. Of course, national statistics are still important for national purposes in Member States whereas EU statistics are essential for decisions and evaluation at European level.
Relevant links
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database
EUROSTAT reports on the topic of Transport
The International Transport Forum The International Transport Forum at the OECD is an intergovernmental organisation with 59 member countries. It acts as a think tank for transport policy and organises the Annual Summit of transport ministers. ITF is the only global body that covers all transport modes. The ITF is administratively integrated with the OECD, yet politically autonomous.
The ITF organises global dialogue for better transport. We act as a platform for discussion and pre-negotiation of policy issues across all transport modes. We analyse trends, share knowledge and promote exchange among transport decision-makers and civil society. The ITF’s Annual Summit is the world’s largest gathering of transport ministers and the leading global platform for dialogue on transport policy.
Relevant links https://www.itf-oecd.org/
ITF OECD documents on the topic of Transport
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ERTICO ITS ERTICO – ITS Europe was founded in 1991 as a platform for the cooperation of all relevant stakeholders to develop and deploy ITS in Europe. The ERTICO Partnership is a public/private Partnership consisting of over a hundred Partners across 8 different sectors, all working towards bringing intelligence into mobility of people and goods in Europe.
ERTICO provides:
- Tailor made co-funded project opportunities with a high success rate to advance ITS according to priorities
- Cooperation work with membership platforms bridging the gap between projects and deployment achieving long-term commitment and maintenance of services
- Interoperability testing to support deployment of interoperable ITS solutions
- Events for knowledge sharing, networking and visibility of stakeholders and promotion of ITS
- Advocacy to raise awareness and discuss ITS issues with all relevant stakeholders.
Relevant links http://ertico.com/
POLIS Polis is a network of European cities and regions working together to develop innovative technologies and policies for local transport.
Polis has the aim to improve local transport through integrated strategies that address the economic, social and environmental dimensions of transport. To this end, Polis supports the exchange of experiences and the transfer of knowledge between European local and regional authorities. It also facilitates the dialogue between local and regional authorities and other actors of the sector such as industry, research centres and universities, and NGOs.
Polis fosters cooperation and partnerships across Europe with the aim of making research and innovation in transport accessible to cities and regions. The network and its secretariat actively support the participation of Polis members in European projects. Polis participation in European projects allows us to create a framework that facilitates dialogue and exchange between local authorities and the transport research community.
Relevant links https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation_en
Transport Research and Innovation Achievements Report 2017
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ITS Romania
Intelligent Transport Systems Romania (ITS Romania) it is an apolitical, patrimonial, non-governmental and not-profit organization, which aim is to encourage, promote, support, co-ordinate, implement and integrate Intelligent Transport Systems in Romania.
ITS Romania is open to co-operate with all organizations involved in any type of transport, including multimodal transports, and also with those who are about to enter this fast-expanding sector. As transport systems become more integrated, there is a strong need for all involved in road, rail, air, and sea transport to collaborate, these organizations being encouraged to become ITS Romania members.
Relevant links http://www.its-romania.ro/en/index.php
http://www.its-romania.ro/en/domeniulits.php
Rupprecht ConsultRupprecht Consult - Forschung & Beratung GmbH is a fully independent private research and consultancy company, based in Cologne, Germany. Since 1996 they work towards innovative sustainable mobility solutions in cooperation with public and private partners from all over Europe, and internationally. Rupprecht Consult is well known for its work on sustainable urban mobility planning (SUMP), collective transport and new technology applications, as well as integrated and people-focussed mobility solutions. Its work includes research and fact finding from an interdisciplinary perspective, advice for policy makers from international to local levels, learning and knowledge transfer and all aspects of project development, funding, implementation and evaluation.
Relevant links https://www.rupprecht-consult.eu/
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List of participants Last name(s) First name(s) Organisation E-mail
Aguilar Jaber Aimée International Transport Forum at the OECD
Alonso Raposo
María Joint Research Centre - European Commission
Armoogum Jimmy IFSTTAR [email protected]
Avram Gabriela University of Limerick [email protected]
Berca Valentin BRK SYSTEMS SRL [email protected]
Brand Ralf Rupprecht Consult [email protected]
Burlon Sébastien Terrasol [email protected]
Bylund Jonas JPI Urban Europe [email protected]
Carbunaru Dan Calea Europeana [email protected]
Chirca Mihai UITP - International Association for Public Transport
Curaj Adrian SNSPA [email protected]
Di Ciommo Floridea cambiaMO [email protected]
Dimitrova Elena University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy
Dragutescu Ana ICLEI European Secretariat [email protected]
Dusparic Ivana Trinity College Dublin [email protected]
Esztergár-Kiss
Domokos Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME)
Haselsteiner Edeltraud URBANITY [email protected]
Hoadley Suzanne Polis [email protected]
Ioannidis Konstantinos aaiko arkitekter [email protected]
Iscru Emilia ESTAT [email protected]
Karjalainen Piia ERTICO - ITS Europe [email protected]
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Kovacikova Tatiana University of Zilina [email protected]
Lewis Odette University of Malta [email protected]
Light Ann University of Sussex [email protected]
Luca Oana Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest
Marcus Karina COST Association [email protected]
Matijosaitiene Irina Kaunas University of Technology
Moşteanu Liviu-Ionuţ Chamber of Deputies of Romania and of the Committee for Transport and Infrastructure
Mucchi Emiliano University of Ferrara [email protected]
Negulescu Mihaels Hermina
"Ion Mincu" Univeristy of Architecture ans Urban Planning
Nenzi Laura TU Wien [email protected]
Nicolini Umberto LabQUS [email protected]
Niculescu Mihai Intelligent Transport Systems Romania - ITS Romania
Niemeier Hans-Martin City University of Applied Sciences Bremen
Nikolov Roumen SULSIT [email protected]
Noll Margit JPI Urban Europe [email protected]
Nygaard Julie Jo Copenhagen Business School
Papa Enrica University of Westminster [email protected]
Peral-Orts Ramon Miguel Hernandez University
Pero Mickael COST Association [email protected]
Pierini Marco University of Florence [email protected]
Plaut Pnina Technion [email protected]
Pourhashem Ghadir University of Žilina (UNIZA) [email protected]
Pronello Cristina Sorbonne Universités - [email protected]
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Roubanis Nikolaos European Commission [email protected]
Sanchez Miguel Miguel Hernandez University of Elche
Schmeidler Karel University of Technology Brno
Sessa Carlo ISINNOVA [email protected]
Sheridan Sophia COST Association [email protected]
Smaniotto Costa
Carlos Universidade Lusófona [email protected]
Surakka Teemu Aalto University [email protected]
Takieddine Mouna COST Association [email protected]
Teixeira Fernandes
Paulo Jorge University of Aveiro [email protected]
Thomopoulos Nikolas University of Greenwich [email protected]
Vassiliou Vasos University of Cyprus [email protected]
Veys Bart COST Association [email protected]
Zammit Antoine University of Malta [email protected]
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