Announcement
As in the first conference in 2000, the main theme of the conference is how to cope with the complexity of urban transport development. The focus will be both on the historical background, on the diversity and complexity of present problems, and on the outcome (success or failure) of attempts to promote positive future development in urban environments around the world. The conference is designed to be a meeting place and discussion forum for analysts and actors. The process of change and its determining factors will be a major theme of the presentations and discussions. The role of leadership in the development process will be a key issue. An active audience is an important part of the conference, and time is reserved for discussions after the presentations under the leadership of the moderators. One session is dedicated exclusively to such discussions. The final session, suggestions and ideas will be aired for new initiatives and future research directions within FUTURE URBAN TRANSPORT.
The conference will be held at the Göteborg Convention Centre (Svenska Mässan) in the city centre of Göteborg, just 25 min away from Landvetter International Airport.
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Key dates
August 11, 2003
September 21, 2003
September 22-24, 2003
(concerns only the academic workshop)
Deadline for registration
Academic workshop
Future Urban Transport conference
Session moderators
Dr Nicholas Low, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Prof. Harry Dimitriou, The Bartlett, Faculty of the Built Environment, University College London, UK
Session speakers
Prof. Robert Cervero, College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Prof. Hass Clau, ETP, Brighton, UK
Mr. Andrew Cotugno, Director of Transportation and Growth Management Planning at Metro, Portland, Oregon, USA
Mr John Flora, The World Bank, Transport and Urban Development Departure, Washington DC, USA
Mr Leif Johansson, President of AB Volvo and CEO of the Volvo Group, Sweden
Prof. Arne Kaiser, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Mr Markus Liechti, European Federation of Transport and Environment, Brussels, Belgium
Dr Paul Mees, University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr Vinand Nantulya, Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Cambridge, USA
Mr Narusava, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Tokyo, Japan
Mr Hans-Olov Olsson, President and CEO Volvo Car Corporation, Göteborg, Sweden
Mr José-Luis Samaniego-Leyva, Director of the Center for Sustainable Transport for México City, Mexico
Mr Ethan Seltzer, Director, Portland State University, USA
Dr Marie Thynell, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
Dr Geetam Tiwari, Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme (TRIPP), Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
Prof. John Whitelegg, John Moores University in Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Mr Hans Örn, CoE Contrans, Göteborg, Sweden