Agenda
Thursday, December 1
15:30 Registration
16:30 Welcoming and opening speeches from government representatives of the Alpine region
16:30 Welcoming and opening speeches from government representatives of the Alpine region
Yvonne Schärli-Gerig, Switzerland
Cantonal Councillor Lucerne
Christian Küng, Switzerland
Vice-Director of Federal Office of Spatial Development
Herwig van Staa, Austria
Governor of Tyrol
Luciano Caveri, Italy
President of the Autonomous Region Valle d‘Aosta
Cantonal Councillor Lucerne
Christian Küng, Switzerland
Vice-Director of Federal Office of Spatial Development
Herwig van Staa, Austria
Governor of Tyrol
Luciano Caveri, Italy
President of the Autonomous Region Valle d‘Aosta
Opening Session: European transport policy and the development of freight traffic in the Alpine region
Moderation: Martin Zumstein, Switzerland
Moderation: Martin Zumstein, Switzerland
18:00 Key-note speech: „Unterwegs und doch verfahren“. European transport policy and Alpine transit.
Peter Cornelius Mayer-Tasch, Germany
18:40 Discussion
19:00 Welcome Reception at the Culture and Convention Centre (KKL) in Lucerne
Peter Cornelius Mayer-Tasch, Germany
18:40 Discussion
19:00 Welcome Reception at the Culture and Convention Centre (KKL) in Lucerne
Friday, December 2
Session 1: The development of transport along the four transit arteries, researched by MONITRAF
Moderation: Ekkehard Allinger-Csollich, Austria
Moderation: Ekkehard Allinger-Csollich, Austria
08:30 The project MONITRAF.
Ekkehard Allinger-Csollich, Austria
08:45 Development of transalpine freight transport: A differentiation attempt.
Helmut Köll, Austria
09:15 Brenner/Brennero: Does the expansion of infrastructures replace transport policy?
Ludwig Schmutzhard, Austria
09:35 Traffic transfer policy at the Gotthard: An interim report.
Roman Rudel, Switzerland
09:55 Strategies and integrated measurements for the reduction of negative impacts caused by international transit on the Mont-Blanc corridor
Luigi Cortese, Italy
10:15 Discussion
10:30 Coffee Break
Ekkehard Allinger-Csollich, Austria
08:45 Development of transalpine freight transport: A differentiation attempt.
Helmut Köll, Austria
09:15 Brenner/Brennero: Does the expansion of infrastructures replace transport policy?
Ludwig Schmutzhard, Austria
09:35 Traffic transfer policy at the Gotthard: An interim report.
Roman Rudel, Switzerland
09:55 Strategies and integrated measurements for the reduction of negative impacts caused by international transit on the Mont-Blanc corridor
Luigi Cortese, Italy
10:15 Discussion
10:30 Coffee Break
Session 2: Transport and regional development in the Alpine region
Moderation: Sandra Lange, Italy
Moderation: Sandra Lange, Italy
11:00 Freight traffic and economy / society: Interrelations and indicators.
Frank Bruns, Switzerland
11:30 More tourism – more mobility! More mobility – more tourism
Hansruedi Müller, Switzerland
12:00 Discussion
12:15 Lunch
Frank Bruns, Switzerland
11:30 More tourism – more mobility! More mobility – more tourism
Hansruedi Müller, Switzerland
12:00 Discussion
12:15 Lunch
Session 3: Transport, environment and health in the transit valleys of the Alps
Moderation: Giovanni Agnesod, Italy
Moderation: Giovanni Agnesod, Italy
13:45 The ALPNAP Project - scientific methods for reducing air pollution and noise impact along major Alpine transit arteries.
Dietrich Heimann, Germany
14:00 Comparative analysis of air and noise conditions in the Alpine transit valleys Fréjus, Mont-Blanc, Gotthard and Brenner.
Jürg Thudium, Switzerland
14:30 Assessment of public health impact from alpine transit traffic: Methods and limitations.
Anke Huss, Switzerland
15:00 Discussion
15:15 Coffee Break
Dietrich Heimann, Germany
14:00 Comparative analysis of air and noise conditions in the Alpine transit valleys Fréjus, Mont-Blanc, Gotthard and Brenner.
Jürg Thudium, Switzerland
14:30 Assessment of public health impact from alpine transit traffic: Methods and limitations.
Anke Huss, Switzerland
15:00 Discussion
15:15 Coffee Break
Session 4: Perspectives for freight transport in the
Alpine region
Moderation: Martin Zumstein, Switzerland
Alpine region
Moderation: Martin Zumstein, Switzerland
15:40 Transfer of Alpine freight transport from road to rail: Results from the project Alpine Freight Railway (AlpFRail).
Karl Fischer, Germany
16:10 Prospects for Alpine freight transport on road.
Lutz Ickert, Switzerland
16:30 Synthesis and outlook: What comes after the road traffic avalanche? Between countermeasures and new institutional rules.
Manfred Perlik, Switzerland
17:00 Closing Discussion
17:30 End of the conference
Karl Fischer, Germany
16:10 Prospects for Alpine freight transport on road.
Lutz Ickert, Switzerland
16:30 Synthesis and outlook: What comes after the road traffic avalanche? Between countermeasures and new institutional rules.
Manfred Perlik, Switzerland
17:00 Closing Discussion
17:30 End of the conference
Saturday, December 3
Excursion to the Gotthard Base Tunnel: Guided tour of the construction site Amsteg
Management: Sandra Lange, Italy
Management: Sandra Lange, Italy
9:00 Bus transfer from the KKL Lucerne to the construction site Amsteg
14:00 Bus transfer back to the KKL Lucerne
14:00 Bus transfer back to the KKL Lucerne
Conference Languages
Italian / German / French (simultaneous translation)
