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Urban Transport 2009: Sida-Sponsored International Training Programme
2009-01-07
Taking place 17th August - 10th September 2009 in Lund, Sweden, the overall objective of the programme is to provide participants with knowledge of how to analyse traffic and transport problems in urban areas, how to formulate goals for the transport system, develop strategies and plans for solving problems and to evaluate proposed strategies. The goal is that participants will be able to develop strategies and plans for tackling problems in their own country and feel confident in their profession.
The programme covers a wide area and the aim is to give an overview. Public transport and safety issues are given special emphasis. The main topics of the programme are as follows:
*Organisation of traffic planning in urban areas
*Identification of problems, methods and models for measuring
*Formulation of goals
*Strategies concerning public transport, safety, environment, mobility management, parking policy, design of networks
*Gender perspective in transport planning
*Consideration of elderly and disabled in traffic planning
*Evaluation methods.
Applications are aimed at individuals working in certain countries for organisations such as: City Councils, Departments of Highway Ministry of Communications, Departments of Public Works and Highways, Departments of Publics Works and Town & Country Planning, Institutes of Transport Technology, Local Government Transport Units, Metros System Companies, Ministries of Road and Transportation, Ministry of Works & Urban Development, Road Development Agencies, Transport Companies, Urban Development Authorities.
The closing date for application is the 1st April 2009. You can find out more and apply online at:
http://www.education.lu.se/sida/urban
