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Sustainable Urban Mobility in Developing Countries – Web based course by UNITAR and GTZ
An 18-week on line course on Sustainable Urban Mobility in Developing Countries will be held from 4 October 2010 to 18 March 2011, based on material jointly developed by UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research) and GTZ . Urban transport planning in developing cities is nowadays a key political and technical issue, requiring... »
East Forum 2010 focusing on sustainability – Rome, 8 July 2010
SWOMM’s main scope is to foster the sharing of scientific knowledge and relevant experiences as well as creating partnerships among institutions and companies which may be involved at different levels in the development of sustainable mountain mobility. With this regard, we thereby signal the 5th edition of East Forum 2010,... »
Transport in the Carpathian Mountains – UNEP
Sandei, from UNEP, provided a general outlook on the main features of the transport system within the Carpathians, during its presentation at the SWOMM Side Event at CSD18. Representing one of the Europe’s largest mountain ranges, the Carpathians are an area of outstanding ecological value, inhabited by 20 millions of people sharing a peculiar... »
Railways in mountain areas – UIC
Margrethe Sagevik, of the International Union of Railways (UIC), addressed the issue of railways in mountain areas during her presentation at the CSD18 SWOMM Side Event. The UIC is the Worldwide Association representing the Railway Sector, counting about 200 members from all continents. The scope of UIC mission is promoting the rail transport at a... »
SWOMM – A distinctive approach to sustainable mobility in the mountains
Gathering experiences and researches, by using a multidisciplinary approach and advanced communication tools, the SWOMM workshop has become a point of reference for the debate on mountain mobility. Scientists, practitioners and policy makers in the Alps and the Carpathians have been regularly involved in the forum. Opening his remarks Mr. Cetara explained that mountain... »
SWOMM goes on I-Pad in NYC
In the day when the Apple I-Pad has been spread throughout Europe, SWOMM is proud to announce that the device has proved to work very well also with our website www.swomm.info. What it is also to be noticed is that I-Pad would seem a new way to interpret mobility of information and services: a basic... »
The United Nations transport policies and SWOMM
The General Assembly of United Nations recognised, in the Agenda 21 (Chapter 7 and 9) and in its further implementing sessions, that the issue of transport has been playing a key role in determining the demand for energy. Transportation, in fact, is expected to grow both in the developed than in the developing countries.... »
Outcomes from the SWOMM Side Event at CSD18 – “Sustainable Mobility in Mountain Areas”
The SWOMM Side Event at the CSD18 was held at the UN Headquarters in New York on 12th May 2010. Discussants – Mr Sandei (UNEP), Mr Poretti (Swiss Development Cooperation), Ms Sagevik (International Union of Railways), Mr Dal Fiore (MIT Senseable Cities Lab), Mr Cetara (SWOMM Scientific Secretariat) – were welcomed by... »
SWOMM Side Event (12th May 2010) at the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) in New York
Discussion on mountain mobility to be held at the UN Commission Sustainable Development. SWOMM goes to NYC -12th of May 2010 Mobility takes a specific shape when analysed in a mountain context. The five editions of the SWOMM, Scientific Workshop on Mountain Mobility and transport, have tried... »