This website contains a large library of e-learning resources about all aspects of sustainable mobility. Below you can filter this collection of past eCourses, recorded webinars, presentations held at webinars, training material, etc. By selecting multiple criteria you will narrow down the search results. If you leave a filter empty, it is the same as if you selected all options in a given field.
Webinar
CIVITAS VANGUARD and the CIVITAS thematic group ‘Urban Freight Logistics’ held a WEBINAR on how the cities of Stockholm, Utrecht, London and Hasselt have set up their Urban Consolidation Centres (UCCs). Through short 15-minute presentations this webinar looked at the experience from four different cities, including success factors, barriers and lessons learned, the role of local authorities and other stakeholders, services offered, business models, and policies which ‘complement’ the implementation of UCCs.
Material
Contents: (1) Mobility and accessibility (2) The limits of urban planning (3) Reducing average trip distance (4) Changing modal split towards sustainable modes (5) Six best practice examples
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Contents: (1) Introduction to energy saving (2) Current transport situation and perspectives regarding cycling and walking mobility (3) Tools and approaches for the promotion of cycling and walking in cities
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Contents: (1) Introduction to PT (2) Economic concepts of PT (3) Environmental aspects of PT (4) Improving PT (5) Financing of PT (6) PT contracts and assignments (7) Practical training projects
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Learning objectives: (1) Reasons for managing parking and restricting access for cars (2) Impacts of this management on economy, transport and environmental systems (3) How to manage parking, with good practice examples (4) Technical and financial aspects of parking management (5) How to gain public acceptance of parking management (6) To start to think more about how to manage parking in your own city
Webinar, Material
Contents: (1) Advantages of energy consumption reduction (2) State of transport within EU-countries and future challenges (3) Effects of car use, and transport ecology tautology (TET) (4) Mobility management, definition and application in our field (5) MM examples (6) Project development and implementation (7) Discussion of possible Mini Projects (“Mini”) (8) Development of the Mini Projects: obstacles, support, Action Plan (9) Evaluation, of both the Mini Project and of this training/our support
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Contents: (1) Introduction (2) Street design and streetscape definition (3) Brief history of street space and streetscape changes brought by car (4) Street design revival (5) Models to be used in street design
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The material is an introduction to the topic of sustainable mobility campaigns. The module aims to assist transport practitioners beginning sustainable mobility campaigns. Therefore it is designed mainly to set up and carry out small campaigns. Nonetheless, this material also gives information on planning and implementing as well as best practise information for large scale campaigns.
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Contents: (1) How to communicate effectively? (2) How to involve and empower civil society? (3) How to promote shared responsibility in participative processes?
Webinar
At the CIVITAS webinar on public participation and public involvement in mobility policies, Reggio Emilia - winner of the 2012 CIVITAS award for Public participation, Brighton & Hove, Krakow and the CIVITAS ELAN project presented their experiences in the field.
Webinar
CIVITAS VANGUARD and the CIVITAS thematic group 'Safety and Security' held a first WEBINAR on how to create safe routes to school and school surroundings, in order to create an inviting environment for sustainable trips to school. Through short 10-minute presentations this webinar looked at experiences from several CIVITAS cities that have worked to create safer school areas. They presented their activities, as well as the results they have obtained and the problems they encountered.
eCourse
Between November 2012 and February 2013, EMBARQ India developed a Foundation Course on Sustainable Urban Mobility and Development. The course included lectures by EMBARQ staff on topics like integrated transport systems, Institutions for urban transport, Land-use and transport integration, Safe access and Transportation Demand Management. The lecture material is available for download.
Webinar
CIVITAS VANGUARD, and the CIVITAS thematic group 'Mobility Management' organised a webinar on 22nd January 2013 about how to encourage a sustainable shift in mobility behaviour away from the personal car and how to assure basic mobility for all citizens by providing mobility training for specific target groups. Training is often associated with children and youngsters. Many adults however miss the basic knowledge or skills to use certain transport modes, at risk of social isolation. Through five presentations and a 15-minute discussion, this webinar looked at training initiatives that enable different target groups to master and choose the mode of transport that best fits their needs and trip purposes. Both CIVITAS and non-CIVITAS experiences were presented.
Webinar
Presentation of the experience of three cities with the use of biofuel: Graz (Ökodrive initiative); Donostia / San Sebastian (DBus fleet running on biodiesel); Aalborg;
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On 6 June 2012, CIVITAS VANGUARD, CIVITAS ARCHIMEDES and the CIVITAS thematic group 'Less car intensive lifestyles' held a webinar about provisions for cyclists with regards to infrastructural and promotional aspects.
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