Mobility, transportation, and development

Abstract

This paper places mobility and transport in the centre of socio-economic development processes. The current economic stagnation evokes the question whether the prevailing methodology in transportation analysis is appropriate. A plea is made for a more societal-oriented approach to mobility and transportation planning. This observation is particularly important because of the mass expansions of transportation infrastructure in many countries. These mega-scale developments have to be confronted with modern logistics and telecommunications developments, which may be both complementary and substitutable to traditional physical infrastructure. In any case, infrastructure is a necessary condition for regional and urban economic development, So that a meaningful compromise between different policy objectives (environment, safety, growth, etc) can be found. The paper finally sketches a framework for a more coherent analysis. (a)

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