Colleagues

This is advance notice of a CTS seminar at UCL, which will be given by

	Clemence Cavoli

	Centre for Transport Studies, UCL
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	14.30  Wednesday 6 April 2011
	Chadwick Room G07

	Centre for Transport Studies
	UCL
	
	EU policies: What impact on urban transport?


Abstract

The study looks at the impact that European Union legislation and policies
are having on urban transport policy, planning and operation in European
cities. The aim of the study is to find out how binding (e.g. EU Directives
or Regulations) and non binding policies (e.g. Community Guidelines or
Funding Programmes) initiated by different Directorate Generals (DGs) within
the EU Commission are affecting transport policies at city level,
specifically in the UK, France and Spain.

First the presentation will describe the work completed to date. This has
included identifying the variety of legislation and policies coming from
different DGs that directly or indirectly affect urban transport. For
example, the Directive on Environmental Noise 2002/49/EC initiated by DG
Environment, or the Community guidelines on State Aid Railway undertakings
published by DG Competition. Then it will look at three examples: the
Directive on Air Quality Legislation, the EU Climate and Energy package
(20-20 CO2 targets) and the urban funding programme CIVITAS, and describe
one of these in more detail. Through a combination of literature review and
interviews with key stakeholders, the presentation will illustrate how
legislation and policy filters down from the supranational level to national
and sub-national levels in different countries. 

Finally, a brief description will be provided of the remaining research.
This will involve more detailed analysis in EU urban areas in three
countries, to explore what specific changes the EU has influenced, such as
alterations of the local political agenda and concrete modifications in the
city's investments and infrastructure.


About the speaker

Clemence Cavoli is a Graduate Research Student in the Centre for Transport
Studies at UCL. Prior to joining CTS, she worked as a project manager and
consultant for the Centre for Sustainable mobility based at the Universidad
Autonoma in Madrid. She undertook her undergraduate degree and Master Degree
at la Sorbonne in history and political science and specialised in
environmental and transport policies. 


We hope that you will be able to join us for this

Benjamin Heydecker

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Benjamin Heydecker
Professor of Transport Studies
Centre for Transport Studies
UCL

Tel: 020 7679 1553
Fax: 020 7679 3042

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