The goal of the project is to demonstrate a Decision Support System (DSS), which can evaluate the environmental effects (air quality and noise pollution - both emissions and dispersion forecasting) of Transport Demand Management Strategies (TDMS) in large urban areas such as Rome. The demonstration in Rome provides a concrete sustainable development perspective and improves the quality of life in Rome by reducing transport-related noise and air pollutant emissions through the innovative combination of efficient TDMS and integrated environmental information Society Technologies (IST).

This document  will be collected and put in  a common repository  so that it can be accessible to professional users and decision-makers that will provide support to evaluate the environmental impact of Traffic Demand Management Strategies (TDMS).

(Healthier Environment through Abatement of Vehicle Emission and Noise) is a research project co-funded by the Information Society Technologies Programme of the European Union.

In recent years the Municipality of Rome has introduced a number of measures aimed at reducing air pollution and traffic through the restriction of the circulation of private vehicles.
The recent measure is the banning of the most polluting vehicles into the area delimited by the Internal Rail Ring , which is a ring around the area chosen.From 01/01/02 non-residents owning a diesel vehicle which does not conform to 91/441/ECE standards are no longer allowed to drive within this 44km2 area.From 01/07/02, this will be extended to include non-residents owning a gasoline vehicle which does not conform to 91/441/ECE standards.

Healthier Environment through Abatement of Vehicle Emission and Noise
Maurizio Tomassini, tel. +39-06-57118216

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Fabio Nussio, Michela De Palo, Pieluigi Aloia and Marco Cagnoli

research

Urban Policy > Urban environment > Environmental sustainability

Noise, Air quality