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Road safety policy needs scientifically based information on efficient measures to improve road safety. The Road Safety Research Programme is dedicated to safety research in the fields of human behaviour, vehicle safety and traffic engineering. The safety ...
GermanyThe research programme 'Urban Transport' (FOPS) is an initiative dedicated to improving short-distance traffic conditions in municipalities and also rural areas. FOPS is funded with resources from the 'Local Authority Traffic Financing Act& ...
GermanyFour major themes for the future development of cities, conurbations and regions have been identified: identity; integration; regionalisation; and shrinking of cities and regions. N/A Stadt 2030 Funding programme 2001 2004 Research agency Akademie Rheinla ...
GermanyWhile current activities are making progress in the reduction of toxic air pollutants, combating noise and vibrations at their source still requires considerable research. The population is becoming increasingly aware of noise. Further increases in traffi ...
GermanyGermany expects an increase of freight transport up to 64% until 2015. The most important growth of 90% is expected for cross border transport. Very negative impacts on the environment, congestion and the overall economy are the consequence. The employmen ...
GermanyWith the programme Maritime Technologies for the next Generation', project management Jülich coordinates a programme on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) that supports the German industry for ship-building a ...
GermanyVLA Traffic and transport continue to be the key economic factors. According to a study performed by the official German Automobile Club (ADAC), traffic jams at German 'Autobahns' are mostly attributable to accidents (33%), road construction (31 ...
GermanyS3 Goal of Sub-Project A is to state the final results of the Lufthansa Systems subproject “Trusted Traveller” in the framework of the project S3 (Safety seat to seat). The final results are to be communicated clearly to the project sponsor National Aeron ...
GermanyVEU Securing the mobility of people and goods and at the same time preserving a healthy environment and natural resources is one of the main challenges our societies face. The DLR internal project “Transport and the Environment” (VEU) aims to analyze the ...
GermanyIn order to put a halt to climate change and its effects, Earth’s average temperature should not increase more than two degrees by 2050. This is a common goal which has been declared internationally. The European transport sector must therefore bring abou ...
GermanyOver the last two decades, the pollutant emissions from motorised transport have decreased significantly thanks to technical advances in motor vehicles. However, this does not solve the problem of traffic-related pollution. Air pollution causes cardiovasc ...
GermanyFor implementing its policy goals, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Preservation, Construction and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) requires scientifically well founded decision support and advice. For this purpose BMUB annually issues its Department ...
GermanyFor implementing its policy goals, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Preservation, Construction and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) requires scientifically well founded decision support and advice. For this purpose BMUB annually issues its Environmen ...
GermanyFor implementing its policy goals, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Preservation, Construction and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) requires scientifically well founded decision support and advice. For this purpose BMUB annually issues its Environmen ...
GermanyFor implementing its policy goals, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Preservation, Construction and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) requires scientifically well founded decision support and advice. For this purpose BMUB annually issues its Department ...
GermanyFor implementing its policy goals, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Preservation, Construction and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) requires scientifically well founded decision support and advice. For this purpose BMUB annually issues its Department ...
GermanyLowCarb RFC The LowCarb-RFC study is motivated by a number of research projects funded by the European Commission. All of these studies investigate ambitious scenarios for shifting transport demand from road to rail for better quality of life, energy effi ...
GermanyTo date, there are no international effective regulations concerning greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international maritime transport. As maritime shipping contributes considerably to global GHG emissions, efficiency measures and economic measures are ...
GermanyWithin this project, the currently emerging legal standards for emissions measurements under realistic conditions on the road should be tested. In addition, complementary standard measurements on a bench are carried out. The aim is to verify the complianc ...
GermanyThe increasing density of traffic in the road transport sector caused a steady increase in emissions from heavy trucks. In the mid-term, heavy trucks will be the main source of CO2 emissions in surface transport. Effective measures for fuel efficiency and ...
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