SVI 2001/515 - New forms of work and their impacts on traffic (Preliminary study)
Overview
Background & policy context:
Forms of work are currently changing in response to globalisation and flexibility trends. Working hours have become more flexible, work locations are changed more frequently, the proportion of part-time employees is increasing and new technologies have led to the development of new forms of work such as telecommuting, video conferences and remote maintenance. These trends and their traffic impacts have been analysed in various Swiss and foreign studies already. Yet, these studies deal only with partial aspects. What is still missing, is an overall view of the different effects and the interpretation regarding the Swiss planning directives.
Objectives:
This research is designed as a preliminary study: it gives an overview of new forms of work and shows the present state of research on their impacts on transport. It also provides a basis for deriving the necessary adaptation of the planning principles relating to private transport, public transport and pedestrian/bicycle traffic. The preliminary study is designed to show if a primary research phase is feasible and which direction it should take.
Methodology:
The study makes use of three different methods:
- Literature analysis
- Expert interviews
- Comprehensive workshops.
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