Development of indicators for the national sustainability strategy in the Transportation sector
Overview
Background & policy context:
Since the UN World Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, sustainable development is one of the guiding principles of the international community. The national strategy for Sustainable Development "Perspectives for Germany" sets guiding principles and management rules for a sustainable development and thus forms the basis of the national sustainability policy. Furthermore, a key set of sustainability indicators is included, which constitutes an important element of the monitoring progress towards a sustainable development. Transportation is one of the sectors with a major need for action. Its importance is shown by the fact that 11 out of the 38 indicators of the sustainability strategy already refer directly or indirectly to transport.
Objectives:
After over a decade of applying those key indicators, the task of the project consisted of reviewing their suitability. Hence the project aims at analysing the mobility indicators embedded in the national sustainability strategy regarding their efficiency and validity, therefore identifying the needed adjustments and enhancements.
Methodology:
Consequently, the first step was to identify the most important fields of action related to a sustainable mobility development. Then, potential indicators for the identified fields of actions were identified. This was followed by an evaluation of the identified indicators. Finally, a specific indicator recommendation was elaborated on based on this evaluation.
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