The Korean Transport Institute (KOTI) and the International Transport Forum (ITF) have held joint seminars since 2010 to share knowledge and experience on topics of mutual interest as well as to strengthen mutual cooperation. The first seminar examined green growth in transportation. In 2011, the focus was on critical evaluation of promotion policies for electric vehicles. The 2012 seminar explored seamless public transport. In 2013 the joint seminar theme was funding transport which aligned with the theme of the 2013 Leipzig Forum. In 2014 the joint seminar dealt with the issues of urban transport in a changing world. The main theme of the last seminar was transport and trade in accordance with the 2015 ITF Ministerial theme and the second 2015 seminar contributed to preparations for the 2016 ITF Summit on Green and Equitable Transport. The second 2015 KOTI-ITF Joint Seminar addressed two different but closely related topics. The first theme is sustainable surface access to airports. Air transport is becoming increasingly important as economies develop and peoples’ travel patterns change in the region in response to falling prices for air travel and rising incomes. The best practice case of Incheon international Airport is be discussed along with cases from other nations. The second theme is country specific policy cases for sustainable and inclusive transport. Issues related to the development of sustainable and inclusive transport indicators are also discussed. Enhancing the sustainability of transport systems has been one of the highest priorities for the sector in the 21st century. However, transport is also notoriously dependent on fossil fuel and thus it is difficult to increase carbon efficiency in the sector to ensure environmental sustainability. As East Asia has become one of the most economically vibrant regions of the world, environmental sustainability has been compromised due to ever-increasing passenger and freight traffic. Another salient characteristic of the region is rapid urbanisation and aging population. Providing equitable access to the elderly and to the disadvantaged has emerged as a very important agenda in the region. The paper is organised as follows. The first section looks at the research work at ITF on sustainable and inclusive transport. The second and third sections examine sustainable surface access to Incheon International Airport and in relation to London Heathrow Airport’s expansion plans. The forth section presents Korea’s sustainable transport policy measures. The final section is a case study of sustainability indicators in Italian cities. (Author/publisher)
Samenvatting