Project description
Holistic approach to improved, sustainable transport
The transport sector has been singularly unsuccessful in becoming low carbon and less resource intensive. The EU-funded HARMONY project aims to develop a new generation of harmonised spatial and multimodal transport planning tools that will enable metropolitan authorities to lead the transition to a low carbon new mobility era in a sustainable manner. The HARMONY model provides an integrated approach necessary for authorities which quantifies the multidimensional impact of various concepts, soft and hard policies on citizens’ quality of life, sustainability, economic growth, while identifying the most appropriate solutions and recommending ways to exploit advances in mobility concepts. The model suite is already linked to six EU metropolitan areas assisting research: Rotterdam, Oxfordshire, Turin, Athens, Trikala and Upper Silesian-Zaglebie Metropolis.
Objective
HARMONY envisages developing a new generation of harmonised spatial and multimodal transport planning tools which comprehensively model the dynamics of the changing transport sector and spatial organisation, enabling metropolitan area authorities to lead the transition to a low carbon new mobility era in a sustainable manner. Co-creation labs are established in order for citizens, authorities and industry to design together new mobility and spatial organisation concepts. At the same time, demonstrations with electric AVs, and drones take place to understand in real-life their requirements. Market surveys are organised to elicit people and freight actors' preferences and reactions towards the co-created concepts and the demonstrated new mobility technologies. The HARMONY model suite is designed to assess the multidimensional impacts of the new mobility concepts and technologies. The model suite integrates: 1. land-use models (strategic/long-term), 2. people and freight activity based models (tactical/mid-term), and 3. multimodal network (operational/short-term) models allowing for vertical planning. This integrated approach is necessary for authorities to understand if policies are sustainable, while also contribute to meeting COP22 targets, social equality and wellbeing. The HARMONY model suite is also linked to an EU-wide model to further identify the impact of the concepts and technologies on the TEN-T level. HARMONY's concepts and the model suite are applied and validated on six EU metropolitan areas on six TEN-T corridors: 1. Rotterdam(NL), 2. Oxfordshire(UK), 3. Turin(IT), 4. Athens(GR), 5. Trikala(GR), 6. Upper Silesian-Zaglebie Metropolis(PL). By having six different areas as pilots, we will be able to propose to authorities, spatial and transport planners, concepts and technologies for different types of areas/cities
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RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
WC1E 6BT London
United Kingdom
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Participants (20)
2628 CN Delft
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81100 Mytilini
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WV1 1LY Wolverhampton
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106 82 ATHINA
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08007 Barcelona
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20141 MILANO
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
08740 Sant Andreu De La Barca
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
2511 BH Den Haag
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
82024 Taufkirchen
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W14 8TS London
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2595 DA Den Haag
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4042 LIMASSOL
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10122 Torino To
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6230 Sykkylven
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OX1 1ND Oxford
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421 00 TRIKALA
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10122 Torino
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3011 AD Rotterdam
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10582 Athina
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40 053 Katowice
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