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The Danish Academy of Transport is a network organisation of several institutions. The academy promotes know-how, competences and education within freight transport across research, educational and consultancy institutions. The objectives of the Academy a ...
DenmarkTransport is an essential element for the modern society. It has proven to be very difficult to reduce the environmental impacts of transport, such as CO2-emissions. Therefore it is necessary to gain more knowledge about the role of transport in the moder ...
DenmarkThe research within transport and logistics needs to be strengthened, and multi-disciplinary research projects are necessary. The objective of the Centre is to obtain an increased knowledge about the various stakeholders within the logistics and transport ...
DenmarkIn 1995 the Finnish, German and Russian Ministries of Transport started a co-operative development programme in the field of transport telematics together with Russian Ministry of Railway Transport and the City of St. Petersburg. This programme aimed to f ...
InternationalThe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) groups 30 member countries sharing a commitment to democratic government and the market economy. With active relationships with some 70 other countries, NGOs and civil society, it has a glo ...
InternationalThe Institute of Transportation Engineers is an international educational and scientific association of transportation professionals who are responsible for meeting mobility and safety needs. ITE facilitates the application of technology and scientific pr ...
InternationalThe seven North Sea Region Programme countries are Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, the Flemish Region of Belgium, the UK and Norway. The region is connected by the North Sea, and the Programme area is made up of regions in the six Member States ...
InternationalBONUS' vision is an economically and ecologically prosperous Baltic Sea region where resources and goods are used sustainably and where the long-term management of the region is based on sound knowledge derived from multi-disciplinary research. BONUS ...
InternationalE-bizz Øresund The use of the Internet for purchasing goods has opened up a set of new transport concepts. The changes could be compared with the changes that took place when self-service supermarkets appeared some 40-50 years ago. This requires the devel ...
DenmarkMany different variables affect car ownership, demand, distribution, mode choice and route choice of transport. The core variable, however, is travel time, hence the importance of values of time. Accordingly, a thorough understanding of it is fundamental ...
DenmarkPolicy and project appraisal for transport and environmental regulation has an important regional dimension. Environmental problems are mainly local, and regulatory measures are increasingly local. Impacts on the environment and economy are also local, no ...
DenmarkIn recent years, researchers have made substantial advances in demonstrating the importance of habits for the choice of modes of transport. However, the research into how such habits can be broken is much sparser. A habit is a learned sequence of acts tha ...
DenmarkTravel demand is dependent on medium and long-term components such as residential location, work location and car ownership. The choice of residence and work location is also an implicit choice of surrounding in terms of shopping facilities and leisure po ...
DenmarkThe increasing uptake of telematics-based activity is regarded by many as a key determinant of social and economic development in the Information Society. The European Commission has invested substantial research funds in examining the consequences and po ...
DenmarkRolling noise Traffic noise is still considered as one of the most important sources of discomfort by neighbouring populations of urban and high-trafficked roads. Before the introduction of low noise pavements, acoustical reinforcements of building façade ...
InternationalIRTAD The International Road Traffic and Accident Database(IRTAD) is a data collection maintained by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Transport Forum (ITF) in Paris, covering safety data in countries ...
InternationalSTOCA The Baltic SeaRegion (BSR) includes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Denmark,Sweden, Finland, Norway, north-western Russia and northern Germany. The BSR is an area of high economic growth. The region attracts foreign direct investments and it off ...
InternationalBearable Noise Limits Annoyance due to environmental noise is regarded as an important issue for which a European approach has been developed over the years. According to the European Commission about 10% of the population is exposed to railway noise lev ...
InternationalStandard of loading Rules Railway transport is one of the safest modes of transport. The safety has improvement over the last 60 years. Nevertheless, we can see some examples of what can happen if safe loading is not put in place. Within the existing re ...
InternationalUIC Diesel Action Plan The rail sector is a minor contributor to air pollution but railways are constantly working to reduce their air pollution. In Europe, the rail sector’s share of total Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emissions of transport is only 3% today, as ...
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