"This book explores indoor navigation, tracking and monitoring, context-aware, alert systems, development enhancements, payments, etc. It contains case studies and practical mobile applications that clearly contribute for advances in the field of social inclusion"--

"This book focuses on the impact of new and innovative technologies on improving public service delivery in public and nonprofit organizations. It highlights how government adopts and implement digital solutions to public problems at all levels of governments. It also provides case studies...

Bringing the results of economic appraisals and environmental assessments before technical and political decision-makers in ways that are clear, concise and transparent is essential if planning and decision making procedures are to achieve a sustainable transport system. This report makes...

Transport networks in Europe are insufficiently integrated and subject to widespread and increasing congestion, particularly on the roads. This publication reviews these issues and, more specifically, examines the problem of providing better access to Western Europe for peripheral regions and...

This report examines the form regulation should take in rail freight markets to promote efficiency in railways and the wider economy. It analyses issues of monopoly, scale economies, competition, mergers, ownership and the structure of the rail industry. Experience in North America, Australia,...

For some years now, short sea shipping (SSS) has benefited from a number of government initiatives aimed at promoting its development. The aim has been to promote a more balanced modal split in transport in Europe while also reducing the impact of transport on the environment, ensuring greater...

A clear dichotomy exists between an European economy centred on international trade and the environmental damage to which this focus gives rise. There is a need for a novel approach based on a shift away from the goal of ever-faster travel and ever-greater time savings, and the adoption of a...

Ce glossaire a pour but d'assister les pays membres pendant la collecte de données sur le transport effectuée par la CEE-ONU, la CEMT et Eurostat au moyen du Questionnaire commun. Cette troisième édition est le résultat de la coopération entre ces trois organisations, qui, grâce à un...

Land links between Europe and Asia can offer a viable alternative to sea transport. However, the provision of efficient land links between Europe and Asia requires appropriate policy decisions on issues such as the development of adequate infrastructure and the removal of regulatory or...

This ECMT Round Table contains four papers that show how a disconnect between transport policy planning and spatial policy planning and measures have curtailed the effectiveness of transport policy. The papers discuss ways to overcome the lack of coordination between transport and spatial...