URBAN MOBILITY FOR ALL 12-15 NOVEMBER 2002

The main theme is: how to meet basic mobility needs for urban dwellers, with particular attention to the cities of intermediate size (one or two million inhabitants).

Ten subthemes are proposed for covering the central theme

• Fight against poverty through transport policy
• Instituition building, decentralization and participation of the citizens
• Public transport organisation, or how to manage various forms of transport for a better access to all social groups
• Human resources capacity and urban transport skills
• Transport financing schemes and redistribution of benefits between social groups
• Technological solutions for intermediate cities, the investment challenge
• Role of low cost means of transport and traffic management
• Individual motorized modes : efficiency or illusion?
• Mobility, poverty and environment issues; convergences and contradictions
• Transport and sustainable livelihoods: mobility, access to urban facilities and urban structure

The conference will also benefit from work carried out by the Codatu Technical Commitees, which will be used as a basis for the workshop.

Proposals must include an abstract in English or French on a single page (no more than 400 words). The abstract will outline the subject and the main ideas of the proposed paper. A second page will introduce the author, his experience, his function and his postal, telephone and fax particulars.All this to be submitted before October the 15th 2001

Selections will be made by January 15 2002. The accepted papers must be finalised before April 15 2002,

Proposals to be submitted to
Mairie du 3eme Arronissement
Monsieur Christian PHILIP
CODATU X - Comite Scientifique
215 rue Duguesclin
69003 Lyon France
Fax: +33(0) 4.78.95.83.48
Email: Veronique.reudet@mairie-lyon.fr

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