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Media and Publications
Under this section, links to webinars sessions as well as publications or information about referenced documents related to the Future Urban Transport program will be found.
About Informal and Shared Mobility (ISM)
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Shared Mobility in low- and high-income Regions - Think Piece - VREF
Pdf, 2.4 MB.
Authors: Susan Shaheen, Adam Cohen, Jacquelyn Broader
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Informal and shared mobility - A bibliometric analysis and researcher network mapping - VREF Pdf, 13.2 MB.
Authors: Roger Behrens, Alexandra Newlands, Tamzyn Suliaman, Awot Gebregziabher and Dianne Steele (2021)
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About Walking as a Mode of Transport
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Walk21 Library analysis report 2022 for VREF Pdf, 3 MB.
Authors: Emmet Ó Briain, School of Transport Engineering, Environment and Planning, Technological University Dublin; Bronwen Thornton, Walk21
Contributing Author: Jim Walker, Walk21
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Walking, the invisible transport mode? Research on Walking and Walkability today Pdf, 2.5 MB.
Authors: Lake Sagaris et al., Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
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Walking as a Mode of Transport - Literature Review Pdf, 332.6 kB.
Authors: Miles Tight
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Walking and cycling gaps in transport research - an international overview- VREF Pdf, 2.7 MB.
Authors: Heather Allen
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VREF's publications for downloading
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Access and Mobility in Cities: the first ten Years of the future Urban Transport Programme
Authors: Marie Thynell, Christian Wolmar
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Urban Freight for Livable Cities: how to deal with Collaboration and Trade-offs
Authors: Arne Wittlöv, Michel Savy, Peter Hendy, Genevieve Giuliano, Johan W. Joubert, Sönke Behrends, Laetitia Dablanc, Diana Diziain, Cathy Macharis, Julius Menge, Hans J. Quack, Birgit Hendricks, Jo...
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10 Years with the FUT-Programme
Authors: Arne Wittlöv, Dinesh Mohan, Jacqueline Klopp, Elliott Sclar, Jiang Yulin, Christian Wolmar, Nicholas Low, Matthew Burke, Crystal Legacy, Leigh Glover, Harry Dimitriou, Carlos Daganzo, Roger Be...
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Other released key publications from the Future Urban Transport Program
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Non-Motorized Transport Integration into Urban Transport Planning in Africa
Edited by Winnie V. Mitullah, Marianne Vanderschuren, Meleckidzedeck Khayesi
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Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An international and interdisciplinary Perspective
Edited by Juan Carlos Muñoz and Laurel Paget-Seekins
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Improving Urban Access: New Approaches to Funding Transport Investment
Edited by Elliott D. Sclar, Mans Lönnroth, Christian Wolmar
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Urban Access for the 21st Century: Finance and Governance Models for Transport Infrastructure
Edited by Elliott D. Sclar, Mans Lönnroth, Christian Wolmar
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Paratransit in African Cities: Operations, Regulation and Reform
Authors: Behrens, Roger; McCormick, Dorothy; Mfinanga, David A.
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Safety, Sustainability & Urban Transport
Authors: Dinesh Mohan, Allan F. Williams, Ian Roberts, Larry Cohen, Carolina Guzmán, Sana Chehimi, Anna Realini, Dunu Roy, Bruce S. Appleyard, Andres Villaveces, Roger Behrens, Rahul Jobanputra, Shrik...
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Transforming urban transport: the Ethics and Practices of sustainable Mobility
Edited by Assoc Prof Nicholas Low
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Institutional Barriers to Sustainable Transport
Authors: Assoc Prof Nicholas Low, Carey Curtis
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Urban Transport Development: A complex issue
Authors: Gunilla Jönson, Emin Tengström, (Eds.)
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Other publications published as outcome of research work carried partly or fully with the fundings of VREF
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Urban Logistics
Authors: Michael Browne, Sönke Behrends, Johan Woxenius, Genevieve Giuliano and José Holguin-Veras, editors
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Transforming Urban Transport
Authors: Diane E. Davis, Alan Altshuler, editors
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In Search of a Framework for Institutional Coordination in the Planning for Public Transportation in Sub-Saharan African Cities
Authors: Ahmad A. Kanyama, Göran Cars
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Links from webinars sessions
Webinars
2021-06-09: Kick-Off event for VREF's new programme: Informal Public Transport
2020-10-26_29: Mobilize Virtual Summit and the VREF Research Forum
Over 900 people attended the 2020 virtual Summit; among attendees we counted 150 researchers from the VREF community. The MAC community was active in hosting several of the sessions.
Research Briefs
Invitation to submit an Expression of interest Pdf, 457 kB.
Deadline: 1 October 2022
- Fourth Call for Research Proposals Pdf, 1.3 MB.
Closed: 1 September 2022
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- Catalysing Curriculum Change at Universities in SSA 2022 Pdf, 1.3 MB.
Deadline extended to 1 Nov. 2022
Deadline: 31 October 2022
MOBILITY GRANT 2022- MAC-MG 2022 Pdf, 447.1 kB.
Deadline: 31 October 2022
Blog! Blog! Blog!
This Meeting of the Minds' blog monthly releases interviews of global transportation researchers from the VREF's Future Urban Transport Program Network.
This CityFix series, produced by the WRI (World Ressources Institute) Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and supported by the VREF, discusses walking and cycling in cities with a special focus on low- and middle-income countries.
About VREF
The Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) inspires, initiates and supports research and educational activities through the Future Urban Transport Programme - How to deal with the complexity of urban transport (FUT).
Our Vision: Sustainable transport for equitable access in urban areas
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