Title: Transport, energy and environment in Italian research and policy-making

Authors: Roberta Capello, Alessandra Faggian

Addresses: Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Economia e Produzione, Via G. Colombo, 40-20133 Milano, Italy. Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Economia e Produzione, Via G. Colombo, 40-20133 Milano, Italy

Abstract: This paper provides a brief description on the way environmental problems have been conceived in transport planning and transport development studies in Italy. The paper provides the intrinsic characteristics of the studies analysed (data, applied methodology, theoretical assumptions), and the metacharacteristics, in terms of scientific innovation and the contribution to real policy-making.

Keywords: transport development; environmental impact; transport policy issues; Italy.

DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2001.000755

International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 2001 Vol.1 No.3, pp.257-261

Published online: 17 Jul 2003 *

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