Green Corridors in TRA 2010

The event took  take place in Athens, Greece on April 23-26, 2012.
   

GREEN CORRIDORS FIGURE PROMINENTLY IN THE TRA 2012 CONFERENCE     http://www.traconference.eu/

Green corridors figured prominently in the  Transport Research Arena (TRA 2012) conference in Athens, Greece (April 23-26, 2012).  Four papers were presented and one special session (Green Corridors in Europe) was organized.
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THE PAPERS:

1. Aditjandra, P., Zunder,T., Islam,D and E. Vanaale (2012) "Investigating Freight Corridors Towards Low Carbon Economy: Evidence from the UK", Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Special Issue: Proceeedings of Transport Research Arena 2012, Volume 48, 2012, Pages 1865-1876.
2. Clausen, U., Geiger,C. and C. Behmer (2012), "Green Corridors by Means of ICT Applications",  Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Special Issue: Proceeedings of Transport Research Arena 2012, Volume 48, 2012, Pages 1877-1886.
3. Fozza,S. and V. Recagno (2012), "Sustainable Technologies and Innovation for Green Corridors: Survey and Application", Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, Special Issue: Proceeedings of Transport Research Arena 2012, Volume 48, 2012, Pages 1753-1763.
4. Psaraftis,H.N and G. Panagakos (2012), "Green Corridors in European Surface Freight Logistics and the SuperGreen Project", Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences,  Special Issue: Proceeedings of Transport Research Arena 2012, Volume 48, 2012, Pages 1723-1732.

THE SPECIAL SESSION: GREEN CORRIDORS IN EUROPE
Organizer: Laboratory for Maritime Transport, National Technical University of Athens

Description of the session: Green corridors are an important concept in European freight transport logistics and of EU transport policy in general. They are characterised by a concentration of freight traffic between major hubs and by relatively long distances of transport. Green Corridors should in all ways be environmentally friendly, safe and efficient. Green technologies and a smart utilisation of ICT, where available, can be used improve related Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The purpose of this invited session was to discuss and debate important issues as regards the concept of green corridors in Europe and outline prospects for the future.

Moderator: Prof. Harilaos N. Psaraftis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece, Project Manager, SuperGreen project.

Invited speakers (alphabetically):
Fleur Breuillin, European Commission, DG-MOVE
Franco Castagnetti, President, NewOpera Aisbl
Herman de Meester, European Community Shipowner’s Associations
Anders Johnson, Scania, Sweden
Anne-Line Nylander, Swedish Transport Administration

SESSION REPORT: In late afternoon of April 24, the special session “Green corridors in Europe” was organized by LMT. In addition to examining the prospects of the green corridor concept in Europe, the session aimed at discussing related policy issues. There was a lively and sometimes heated discussion between the panel of esteemed speakers and the audience.  Participants of the session were also asked to fill out a questionnaire specifically designed to obtain stakeholder feedback on the initial policy recommendations suggested by SuperGreen. The feedback received augmented the one obtained earlier from other sources and formed the basis on which the final recommendations of the project are to be decided. Stay tuned for more details.