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Sub-workshops at the BAQ 2006 (Better
Air Quality 2006)
Travel Demand Reduction as a Co-benefits
Policy Tool
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Modal Shift Towards Public Transport |
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The Better Air Quality (BAQ) was held from 13 to15 December 2006, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia with the theme being "A CELEBRATION OF EFFORTS".
Over 900 participants from more than 40 countries attended the BAQ 2006 workshop.
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Plenary session |
IGES exhibition booth |
IGES Urban Environmental Management Project organised sub-workshops focusing on the linkage between urban air quality control and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector, based on the research results of its Third Phase. There was also an exhibition at the “Best Practices Exhibit” to disseminate the research results of IGES.
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SW 10: Travel
Demand Reduction as a Co-benefits Policy Tool
13 December, 2006: 13:30-15:00
This session aims to discuss an overall framework for greater synergy between land-use planning and emission reduction of air pollutants and GHGs from the transport sector. Following the keynote presentation on the role of the co-benefit approach in the Asian urban transport scenario, research on travel demand reduction through urban planning with case studies in Yokohama, Bangkok, and Shanghai were presented.
The presentations and discussions suggested:
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To adopt co-benefit approach in Asian urban transport scenario, harmonising actions at local and global levels is important; |
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Linkage between city planning, reduction of travel activities, and reduction of emissions (both air pollutants and GHGs) is very important. Those presented case studies are very informative indicating those relations based on the analysis of local data and could be further upgraded to attribute contribution of city planning by using analytical tools such as models; and |
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It should be noted that urban planning is closely related to transportation planning. Transportation planners who look at air quality should not only be concerned about energy use but should also be more serious about the transportation infrastructure, and that is the part where urban planners can make a contribution. |
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Programme
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Chairperson: Naoko Matsumoto,
Policy researcher, IGES
Presentation 28KB |
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 "Local
priority and carbon concerns - Role of
Co-benefit approach in Asian urban transport
scenario" 304KB
Shobhakar Dhakal, Executive
Director, Global Carbon Project - Japan
International Office |
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"Reduction
of travel demand through urban planning
practices and Yokohama case: In the context
of integrating global environmental concerns
into local environmental management" 832KB
Noriko Kono, Reseacher, IGES, Japan and Tomomi
Hoshiko, PhD candidate, Tokyo University, Japan |
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"Promoting
travel demand reduction in transport
sector in cities of Asian developing
countries: case of Bangkok"
Paper 740KB /
Presentation 688KB
Ranjith Perera, Assistant Professor & Coordinator,
Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand |
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"Shanghai
from Dense Mono-center to Organic Poly-Center
Urban Expansion"
Paper 668KB /
Presentation 1.0MB
Pan Haixiao, Professor, Tongji
University, China |
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SW 21: Modal Shift Towards Public Transport
14 December, 2006: 13:30-15:00
This sub-workshop assesses the possibility of accomplishing modal shift through
improvements in public transport and travel demand management in Asia. Studies
on policies addressing the modal share in Beijing, Jakarta, and Seoul were
presented with the focus on factors that impede or facilitate those policies.
The final presentation analysed policy processes of those cities focusing
on the BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) introduction.
The major points of discussions include:
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When introducing public transport systems, it is important to integrate them with good facilities for pedestrians. |
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Relationship between BRT and MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) depends on the situation of city. For, example, in Jakarta, BRT was introduced while MRT plan did not move ahead for a long time. Seoul has a good MRT system but started BRT to complement it due to heavy financial burden. In Beijing, where subway construction is moving ahead, the first BRT was build along the lane for which a subway was planned. |
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Role of economic instruments such as road pricing and fuel taxes for modal share are also important. Beijing and Seoul are considering introduction of such economic instruments. |
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We are witnessing a new era of public transport and further effort is necessary to develop a holistic idea or theory of public transport that captures both movement of people and financial aspects. |
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Programme
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Chairperson: Shobhakar Dhakal,
Executive Director, Global Carbon Project
- Japan International Office
Presentation 28KB |
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"The
restraint of car use in Beijing: evaluating
the factors that impede or facilitate"
Presentation 1.4MB
Huang Liya, Engineer, Transport
Planning and Research Institute, China |
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"Bus
Rapid Transit in Jakarta: evaluating
the factors that impede or facilitate"
Presentation 348KB
Heru Sutomo, Director, Centre
for Transportation and Logistics Studies,
Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia |
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"Seoul
challenges for environmentally sustainable
transport"
Presentation 1.2MB
Gyeng-Chul Kim, Director, Department
of Urban Transit, Seoul Metropolitan
Institute, Korea |
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"Analysis
of policy making processes for Bus Rapid
Transit in Asian cities: comparison of
Beijing, Jakarta, and Seoul"
Paper 244KB /
Presentation 116KB
Naoko Matsumoto, Policy researcher,
IGES |
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