Transport Research in the European Research Area

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TRANSPORT RESEARCH IN THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA
General Scientific and Economic
Analyses for Mobility and Transport
(Departmental Research)
Wissenschaftliche und
allgemeinwirtschaftliche
Untersuchungen im Bereich Verkehr
(Ressortforschungsprogramm)
Led by the Federal Ministry of Transport,
Building and Urban Development.
www.bmvbs.de/Verkehr/-,1487/
Alle-Beitraege-zum-Thema-Verke.htm
National Programme Aeronautics
Research (Lufo IV 1-3)
Nationales Luftfahrtforschungsprogramm
Socio-economic research, transport
growth and saving of resources, safety,
security and a passenger friendly
environment, environmental impact
reduction, economy and added value; It is
led by the Federal Ministry of Economics
and Technology.
www.bmwi.de www.dlr.de/PT-LF/lufo/l
Environment Research Plan
Umweltforschungsplan 2006, Nachhaltige
Mobilität und Verkehr
Federal Ministry of Environment.
Sustainable mobility and transport
www.umweltbundesamt.de/
uba-infodaten/daten/ufoplan.htm
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und
Raumfahrt e.V.
Three strategic programme areas of
transportation research:
• Maintaining mobility
The research carried out in this area is
concerned with conceptual approaches
to the future of mobility, the impact
of growth in the transport sector
and ways in which to manage this
growth. The transportation system
is studied as a whole, with all its
intermodal complexities and potentials.
One key basis for this process is the
generation, processing and utilisation of
transportation data, e.g. as produced in
simulations and models or for transport
management tasks.
• Protecting the Environment,
Saving Resources
The focus of this second area of the
programme is on saving energy, reducing
levels of pollutants with an impact on
the environment and health, and noise
emissions. Key technologies in this
context include lightweight construction,
innovative drive technologies and vehicle
concepts, including the development of
the corresponding design and simulation
tools.
• Improving Transportation Safety
Research in this third area of the
programme is concerned with linking
new possibilities in accident avoidance
(active safety) and the reduction of the
risk to human beings should accidents
occur (passive safety) in an interdisciplinary
manner.
www.dlr.de/en/Desktopdefault.aspx/
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REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS
Bavarian Research Foundation
Bayerische Forschungsstiftung
www.forverts.de
Applied Research Network Transport
Systems Engineering Berlin (FAV)
Forschungs und Anwendungsverbund
Verkehrssystemtechnik Berlin
www.fav.de
Foundation of Rhineland Palatinate for
Innovation
Stiftung Rheinland-Pfalz für Innovation
www.mwwfk.rlp.de/stiftung_innovation
Institute for Programme Support (Saxony-
Anhalt)
Landesförderinstitut Sachsen-Anhalt
www.lfi-lsa.de
Research Network Traffic and Transport
Systems (Bavarian Research Foundation)
FORVERTS Forschungsverbund Verkehrsund
Transportsysteme
Covers innovative mobility, transport and
logistics systems; six running projects.
www.forverts.de