A7 (NRP 41) - New Communications Media and their impact on transport (EVITA I)
Overview
Background & policy context:
The NRP 41 was launched by the Federal Council at the end of 1995 to improve the scientific basis on which Switzerland's traffic problems might be solved, taking into account the growing interconnection with Europe, ecological limits, and economic and social needs. The NRP 41 aimed to become a think-tank for sustainable transport policy.
Each one of the 54 projects belongs to one of the following six modules:
- Mobility: Socio-institutional Aspects
- Mobility: Socio-economical Aspects
- Environment: Tools and Models for Impact Assessments
- Political and Economic Strategies and Prerequisites
- Traffic Management: Potentials and Impacts
- Technologies: Potentials and Impacts
- Materials
- Synthesis Projects
Objectives:
This survey investigates the question as to how new Telecommunications Media (TCM) are being used by companies for internal and external communication, and what impact they have on traffic and the environment. In this context, two issues are of interest - the potential for rationalising and substituting the movement of goods and people and, on the other hand, the possible traffic-inducing effects of TCM. The study focuses on the impact of telematics on business and goods traffic.
Methodology:
The core of the study is a survey among companies. The survey is based on a questionnaire sent to 840 companies in Switzerland (with a return rate of 31 per cent), complemented by discussions with experts and by comprehensive interviews.
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