ESTEEM - Enhancing Safety and Security Aspects in Transport Research in the Euro-Mediterranean Region
Overview
Objectives:
The ESTEEM project was aimed at enhancing and strengthening the links between the Maghreb transport related research system and three Mediterranean neighbouring EU countries (Italy, France and Spain), focusing on the theme of safety and security of transport systems and infrastructures. The Mediterranean Partners Countries (MPCs) involved in the project were Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.
The project's specific objective was to bring the partners together to share in the identification of priority common research themes, responding to identified needs, which should be investigated in future research actions to be carried out at regional level. The coordination between the Mediterranean organisations was consolidated through the creation of an ad hoc network ensuring a long lasting impact of the action in the region.
Methodology:
The project sought to identify the priority research themes on maritime safety and security, road safety and transport infrastructure development. More specifically, it focused on surveying specific sub-areas significant for the Maghreblan countries development in the domain of transport system safety and security in order to disclose available capacities in the EU Partner Countries. The results formed the basis on which future collaborative research initiatives will be built.
Topics involved:
- Human factors in road safety (information treatment by road users, road users education, protection of vulnerable users);
- Information systems to improve transport safety and security (road safety enhancement, safety and security of port operations, information and management systems);
- Safety, security and environmental aspects for infrastructure design (road and rail safe audits and inspections, safety of road and rail tunnels, infrastructure equipment);
- Road safety in Europe (accident data collection and analysis, methodologies and tools for improving road safety, safety and security aspects of hazardous goods transportation);
- The vulnerable road users: pedestrians, cyclists.
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