We are currently developing an indicator system to foster Sustainable Mobility on a municipal level in the Upper Rhine area.
There are global models on carbon emissions, dynamic traffic data, and comprehensive Indicator systems (eg. SMP 2.0) that require lots of data and resources. There exist complex studies on EV and shared mobility services.
How can a helpful, pragmatic and still validated monitoring system with local or regional impact focus be implemented on an intermediate level, requiring small budgets?
Any ideas, publications, connections?
Experience from outside Germany most welcome!
Dear Sir,
Currently, I am developing smart mobility parameters in regards to India, a number of these parameters may fit into sustainable mobility as well. Please find the below paper referenced, this paper forms the basis of my framework:
Benevolo, C., Dameri, R. P., & D’Auria, B. (2016). Smart mobility in smart city. In Empowering Organizations (pp. 13-28). Springer, Cham.
I will be happy to talk more about my research and the smart city framework I am working on, if that interests you.
Best
Khushboo
Dr Hofmann and others:
This question is more important than I imagine it seems, as it gets to the heart of what we believe is valid research and data, and how we expect to understand our evolving world.
I'm a strong believer in direct research, conducted in the field. The most sustainable mode of transportation is walking (not always feasible or efficient but certainly the most sustainable, with the lowest carbon footprint).
Greatly increasing the amount of walking humans do in urban places (this includes suburbs) will move us towards sustainability. To increase the amount of walking we do, we must have safer walking environments. Safety is palpable and we must develop more cost effective ways to improve pedestrian safety. When we do this, we will have the 'walkable' environments we work so hard to achieve.
Safety is not difficult to measure - crashes/collisions (between peds and bikes/motor transport/rail), injuries, and deaths. Walking humans are easy to count. Together, we will find that these are metrics we can engage communities around the world to measure. School children, low-income communities with few resources, and community activists can mobilize simultaneously to create a worldwide movement towards pedestrian safety.
I'm currently working on an engagement model that hopes to encourage data collection of this nature around the world, focusing on low-cost pedestrian safety measures. (I'm currently in the process of completing my dissertation and will launch this project in about one year.)
Thank you for your question and I hope this stimulates some discussion!
Regards,
Andrea Garfinkel-Castro
City & Metropolitan Planning Department
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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