Sustainable Transport Planning for Israel and Palestine
Sustainable Transport Planning for Israel and Palestine
Date
2001-07-22
Authors
Fürst, Franz
Isaac, Jad
Ishaq, Isam
Kaplan, Jay
Maoh, Hanna
Petzold, Ingo
Plümer, Lutz
Salomon, Ilan
Schürmann, Carsten
Spiekermann, Klaus
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WCTR Society
Abstract
The paper presents the results of a trilateral
research project carried out jointly by German,
Israeli, and Palestinian institutions. The overall objective of the project was to develop and
adapt models and tools for resource-preserving transport planning in the West Bank and
the adjacent areas. Because of its high dynamics
and the particular political circumstances,
broader socio-economic and political considerations needed to be included in the analysis
of present conditions and the exploration of future developments in this area. Compared to
other countries, transport planning in Palestine
is much more linked to sensitive issues such
as security, Israeli settlements, bypass road
s and checkpoints, which cannot always be
separated in a clean way. To evaluate different policy options for transport planning, a
modelling system has been developed consisting
of a GIS database, integrated transport
and environmental models and network extensions
tools. The paper pres
ents the integrated
database and the modelling system developed,
describes the scenarios implemented and
compares the outcomes of the model runs with
respect to their environmental and social
impacts.
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Keywords
GIS, GIS-Tools, Transport Planning, Palestine, Israel, sustainability, models and tools, scenario evaluation
Citation
Fürst, Franz, Jad Isaac, Isam Ishaq, Jay Kaplan, Hanna Maoh, Ingo Petzold, Lutz Plümer et al. "Sustainable Transport Planning for Israel and Palestine." (2001).