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SWOMM 2011 – Railways, Mountains and Environment
Tuesday 13th December 2011 Ministry for Infrastructures and Transport of Italy The Scientific Workshop on Mountain Mobility and Transport The seventh Scientific Workshop on Mountain Mobility and Transport (SWOMM) will take place on 13 December in Rome, at the Ministry for Infrastructures and Transport, EUR Headquarters (Viale dell’Arte N. 16). SWOMM 2011 is promoted by the... »
Private money for public transport services in Shenzhen: New Deal in infrastructure finance in China?
The city of Shenzhen, one month before the beginning of the XXVI Universiade Games, took advantage of this event to expand its urban underground with 16 kilometres and 10 stations more. Shenzhen followed the examples of what done by Beijing for the Olympic Summer Games in 2008 and by Shanghai for the 2010 EXPO.... »
The role of transport for urban liveability and economic growth
The proceedings from the SWOMM 2009 and the Urban Mobility Report have been launched on the occasion of the XIth Alpine Conference of the Alpine Convention, held on 8-9 March 2011 in Brdo, SLOVENIA. The two publications focus on urban mobility in sensitive natural areas, providing suggestions on innovative means and policies to lower the... »
“Klimamobility” – 22 – 24 September 2011, Bolzano (Italy)
A new event dedicated to sustainable mobility will open its doors on next 22 – 24 September 2011, in the Alpine city of Bolzano (Italy), while growing interest is spreading worldwide towards initiatives for a more eco-friendly transport economy. The “Klimamobility” eco-vehicles showroom will be organized at the Bolzano Fair –... »
SWOMM 2010 – Transport and Environment in Mountain Areas
SWOMM 2010 – Transport & Environment in Mountain Areas: Traffic Patterns, Ecosystems Services, Policies for Sustainable Development The SWOMM 2010 workshop was held on 14 December at FAO in Rome. The Scientific Workshop on Mountain Mobility and Transport (SWOMM) is an initiative promoted by the Italian Ministry for the Environment since 2005. This year the Mountain... »
Workshop on Safe and Healthy Walking and Cycling In Urban Areas 30 September – 1 October 2010 Batumi, Georgia
A workshop on safe and healthy walking and cycling in urban areas will be held on 30 September – 1 October 2010 in Batumi, Georgia, organized under the Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP) Staffete in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources,... »
The 4th Edition of SuperAlp: a sustainable walk through the Alps
What about a world without cars? If it’s impossible to think, it’s not impossibile to try a sustainable crossing of the Alps. The Permanent Secratariat to the Alpine Convention organized for the 4th year a trip through five states (from Monaco, passing through France, Italy, Germany, Austria and Slovenia) of the Alpine Arc for... »
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... »