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Tilling, Cristina: The EU common transport policy for south-east Europe : what makes it a factor of cohesion and sustainability? / Cristina Tilling. S. 7 - 14 Holzner, Mario ; Christie, Edward ; Gligorov, Vladimir: Infrastructural needs and economic development in south-eastern Europe : the case of rail and road transport infrastructure / Mario Holzner, Edward Christie and Vladimir Glogorov. S. 15 - 50 Spiekermann, Klaus ; Wegener, Michael: The role of transport infrastructure for regional development in south-east Europe / Klaus Spiekermann and Michael Wegener. S. 51 - 61 Stevicar, Slavko ; Mindum, Katarina ; Petrovici, Dalibor: Reform of Croatian railways in the context of national and regional transport policies : a trade union view / Slavko Stevicar, Katarina Mindum and Dalibor Petrovici. S. 63 - 70 Kartalov, Hristo: Social dimension of the restructuring and privatisation of Macedonian railways / Hristo Kartalov. S. 71 - 79 Martin, Edgar: The impact upon employment of the decline in Danube transport / Edgar Martin. S. 81 - 88 Sergi, Bruno Sergio: Upgrading the Balkans regional infrastructure / Bruno S. Sergi. S. 89 - 96

During last decades, a lot of research has been aimed at mechanical characteristics improvements of materials and roads pavements, taking into account traffic requirements and service time for the initial construction. Besides, environmental impacts linked to roads are still seen today throughout regulation and focused on the use phase. Regulation imposes environmental impact studies (EIE) mainly in relation with nature and people protection. Then, studies are performed before roads construction, mainly devoted on roads location and on local effects of roads exploitation. On the other hand, since the 90's, Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) has been considered by road civil engineers and public institutions workers as a possible way to improve road design at the international level. Life Cycle Analysis is a standardized environmental assessment method, which has been developed for products manufacturing improvement by USA chemical industries (SETAC). LCA proved to be well adapted for large numbers of manufactured products. It requires the use of a functional unit (FU) that accurately defines the product properties and functionalities to consider for a given service time. Moreover, it gives a relative assessment using a reference case, which has to be defined for each study. Hence, in France, a public reflection on national environmental stakes, has been conducted by the government since 2007. Concerning public works, it has led to the progressive incorporation of environmental criteria into public calls for tenders. In this context, the strategy of LCPC/now Ifsttar was to develop a tool –called ECORCE-, for LCA assessment and optimisation, in accordance to both road and LCA codes of practice. A set of steps and hypotheses for tool functionalities and implemented models is available, it is actually refined, including work on LCI data related to earthworks. The idea in this paper is to show pertinent indicators enabling the calculation of a series of eco-design parameters to better master the different effects on the ...

During last decades, a lot of research has been aimed at mechanical characteristics improvements of materials and roads pavements, taking into account traffic requirements and service time for the initial construction. Besides, environmental impacts linked to roads are still seen today throughout regulation and focused on the use phase. Regulation imposes environmental impact studies (EIE) mainly in relation with nature and people protection. Then, studies are performed before roads construction, mainly devoted on roads location and on local effects of roads exploitation. On the other hand, since the 90's, Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) has been considered by road civil engineers and public institutions workers as a possible way to improve road design at the international level. Life Cycle Analysis is a standardized environmental assessment method, which has been developed for products manufacturing improvement by USA chemical industries (SETAC). LCA proved to be well adapted for large numbers of manufactured products. It requires the use of a functional unit (FU) that accurately defines the product properties and functionalities to consider for a given service time. Moreover, it gives a relative assessment using a reference case, which has to be defined for each study. Hence, in France, a public reflection on national environmental stakes, has been conducted by the government since 2007. Concerning public works, it has led to the progressive incorporation of environmental criteria into public calls for tenders. In this context, the strategy of LCPC/now Ifsttar was to develop a tool –called ECORCE-, for LCA assessment and optimisation, in accordance to both road and LCA codes of practice. A set of steps and hypotheses for tool functionalities and implemented models is available, it is actually refined, including work on LCI data related to earthworks. The idea in this paper is to show pertinent indicators enabling the calculation of a series of eco-design parameters to better master the different effects on the ...

Die Thematik ländlicher Raum ist seit einiger Zeit wieder in den Blickpunkt einer breiten öffentlichen und politischen Diskussion gerückt. In diesem Beitrag wird die Position des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums für Wirtschaft, Infrastruktur, Verkehr und Technologie vorgestellt. In Bayern hat der ländliche Raum eine wesentliche Bedeutung - mehr als die Hälfte der wirtschaftlichen Gesamtleistung in Bayern wird im ländlichen Raum erzeugt. Der ländliche Raum ist in seiner Attraktivität mit den Verdichtungsräumen gleichauf, hat sie teilweise sogar überholt. Die Schaffung eines flächendeckenden Energieversorgungsnetzes sowie eines Telekommunikationsnetzes ist eine von vielen Maßnahmen, um die Voraussetzung für die Ansiedlung von Betrieben und Arbeitsplätzen im ländlichen Raum zu schaffen. Ein Leitprinzip in Bayern ist es, die Daseinsvorsorge sowie 'gleichwertige Lebensverhältnisse' auch bei sinkender Auslastung aufgrund zurückgehender Bevölkerung zu erhalten. Um den ländlichen Raum so attraktiv wie möglich zu halten, arbeitet Bayern mit dem Regionalmanagement, teilräumlichen Entwicklungskonzepten, dem Regionalmarketing sowie mit Bürgergutachten. Auch das 'Aktionsprogramm Bayerns ländlicher Raum' ist ein klares Signal der Politik der Staatsregierung für eine eigenständige, zukunftsfähige Entwicklung des ländlichen Raums; das Programm soll auch die Aufrechterhaltung gleichwertiger Lebensverhältnisse gewährleisten.

This paper reviews the historical configuration process of transportation systems in China and examines the relationship between economic development and transport system at three different levels. The current status of transport infrastructure system development in China is summarized at national and regional level. The investment trends for transport infrastructure in China are also depicted. The keys issues relating to government initiatives are presented.