With the theme, Intelligent Planning for Sustainable Mobility, the City of Dubrovnik will be hosting this years’ European Conference on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans on 29-30 March 2017.
Luca Mercatelli from AREA Science Park, will act as moderator for the Parallel Session “Making the SUMP Framework More Effective” scheduled for the first day of the conference. The session will address topics such as the relation between SUMPs and SEAPs/SECAPs and how the plans can support each other, with a focus on means and opportunities for their integration. With respect to this matter, SIMPLA coordinator, Fabio Tomasi, will present SIMPLA project and its plan for the harmonisation of SEAPs and SUMPs, thereby providing innovative perspectives for sustainable cities.
About the Conference
The European Conference on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans is the principal annual event enabling an international community of practitioners, policy makers, city staff and academics from across Europe to come together to debate key issues, highlight developments in mobility planning and exchange ideas and experience.
The conference will address the following themes:
- The Big Picture: Investigate the interface between mobility planning, land use planning and urban design
- Making the SUMP framework more effective: Learn about sources of support from beyond the city’s own SUMP
- The integration and innovation challenge: Investigate areas of key policy interest, including freight, parking, safety or IT solutions
- Planning Techniques: Get an update on planning methods and tools
The two-day event will have different session formats in order to trigger interaction within the audience and encourage further cooperation, thus representing a unique opportunity to gather ideas, share visions and exchange knowledge on the different challenges that are set.
Registrations for participation are now open and will close on Friday 3 March 2017.
To register and for more information on the conference please visit Eltis website
