Sustainable Transport Policies
By: European Conference of Ministers of Transport
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 35
ISBN-13: 9789264187696
Subjects: Transportation
Description: - Substantial progress has been made in improving the sustainability of transport in Europe in a number of areas and is reported in this paper. Nevertheless there remain important problems and challenges: - unsustainable rates of traffic growth, locally and in some cases at regional or international scales; - sometimes severe noise, severance and intimidation nuisances from traffic in built up areas; - persistent growth in emissions of greenhouse gases from road and air transport; - poor air quality in specific locations despite major improvements in vehicle emissions controls; - destruction and fragmentation of protected landscapes and habitats. - The European Conference of Ministers of Transport is working to improve policies and move towards solutions in many of these areas. This free brochure sets out a common approach to working towards sustainable transport systems endorsed by Ministers from ECMT’s Member and Associate countries at their Council meeting in Prague in May 2000. It is a summary of a number of detailed reports which are currently being prepared for publication.
Table of contents: title: 1. Key Policy Issues; title: 2. Progress; title: -Vehicle emissions controls; title: Greenhouse gas emissions; title: Efficiency and traffic management; title: Infrastructure investments; title: UN and EU transport and environment policy statements; title: 3. Policy Objectives; title: -Efficiency; title: Congestion; title: Urban travel; title: Greenhouse gas emissions; title: Air quality; title: Noise; title: Impacts of investments on landscapes and biodiversity; title: 4. Decision Making; title: -Evaluating transport policies and projects; title: Strategic environmental assessment; title: 5. Implementation; title: 6. Enhanced Role for Transport Ministers