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- KonferenzbeitragEnvironmental Assessment of Transport Demand Management Strategies in European Cities(Sustainability in the Information Society, 2001) Tomassini, Maurizio; Heich, Hermann-JosefRoad traffic is a major source for airand noise pollution in urban areas. The implementation of already existing and forthcoming EUregulations on the assessment and management of air quality concentrations and noise levels in urban areas calls for innovative tools supporting the decision makers in the identification of strategies suitable to reduce the environmental burden an improving the quality of life for the population in urban agglomerations. The HEAVEN3 project addresses a common environmental problem — increasing traffic levels in large urban areas and the resulting adverse environmental impacts. In the framework of this project a Decision Support System (DSS) able to evaluate the environmental effects (air quality and noise quality — both emissions and dispersion forecasting) of near real-time traffic flows and Transportation Demand Management Strategies (TDMS) in large urban areas is under development. This system will be able to evaluate the environmental impacts for actual traffic situations and for planned TDMS and is composed of a number of modelling modules and operator interfaces. The application and demonstration sites are situated in 6 European cities participating to the project (Berlin, Rome, Paris, Prague, Rotterdam and Leicester).
- KonferenzbeitragModelling Regional Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions: An Information and Scenario Tool for Practitioners(Sustainability in the Information Society, 2001) Tomassini, Maurizio; Heich, Hermann-JosefRoad traffic is a major source for air- and noise pollution in urban areas. The implementation of already existing and forthcoming EU- regulations on the assessment and management of air quality concentrations and noise levels in urban areas calls for innovative tools supporting the decision makers in the identification of strategies suitable to reduce the environmental burden an improving the quality of life for the population in urban agglomerations. The HEAVEN3 project addresses a common environmental problem — increasing traffic levels in large urban areas and the resulting adverse environmental impacts. In the framework of this project a Decision Support System (DSS) able to evaluate the environmental effects (air quality and noise quality — both emissions and dispersion forecasting) of near real-time traffic flows and Transportation Demand Management Strategies (TDMS) in large urban areas is under development. This system will be able to evaluate the environmental impacts for actual traffic situations and for planned TDMS and is composed of a number of modelling modules and operator interfaces. The application and demonstration sites are situated in 6 European cities participating to the project (Berlin, Rome, Paris, Prague, Rotterdam and Leicester).
- KonferenzbeitragThe HEAVEN Approach to Environmental Assessment of City Wide TDMS(Environmental Communication in the Information Society - Proceedings of the 16th Conference, 2002) Heich, Hermann-Josef; Tomassini, Maurizio; di Taranto, CarloEmissions of air pollutants and noise by road traffic is of particular concern to many European citizens. Despite emission reduction techniques, the quality of urban environment will remain on the agenda for the coming years, as a result of the continuous growth of road traffic. The Framework Directive [1] and Daughter Directives [2, 3] are addressing regular assessment of air quality through monitoring and modelling in agglomerations with more than 250.000 inhabitants. Articles 7.3 and 8 of the Framework Directive require Action Plans for the improvement of air quality and call for public information. The Clean Air for Europe programme (CAFE) within the 6th Environmental Action Plan is developing the thematic strategy for further reduction of air pollution and its effects. Next to air quality, the problem of noise is also of importance to most citizens. It is estimated that at least 20 % of EU population suffers from noise. In a proposal for a Noise Directive [4] larger cities need to produce noise maps and will have to develop Action Plans aiming to achieve noise limit values, which will be set on Member States’ level. Both air quality and noise have unquestionably adverse effects on human health. Because the dominant source in most urban areas for both types of environmental impacts is traffic it is a challenge for local authorities to find integrated solutions for the environmental and traffic problems in urban areas to increase the quality of life for European citizens. Informing the public on the environmental situation as it is integral part of the Framework Directive is also governed by other Directives [5, 6] which call for the development of respective information technologies. The HEAVEN Project as it is part of the IST-Programme is developing an Decision Support System (DSS) to assess the environmental impacts of urban traffic, identify environmental efficient Transport Demand Management Strategies (TDMS) and informing the public on the environmental situation. The DSS will support European harmonisation and effectiveness of the implementation of air quality and noise related European legislation.