Transport activity continues to cause large adverse impacts on the environment, human health and the economy. But is a … negative impact of transport on the environment a necessary consequence of economic growth? This book illustrates that … decoupling the environmental impacts of transport from economic growth is achievable, through the efficient use of charges, fees …

Two case studies are assessed in an attempt to understand in more detail the way in which transport and innovation …. The first case study concentrates on the RTD programmes in the area of transport technologies, the second one focuses on … the transport telematics framework programme. Although the two studies are very different from one another, it is possible …