Fields of research
Through our research and teaching activities, we want to contribute to a more sustainable traffic and transport development. Hence, the quantification and reduction of traffic-related environmental impacts have been essential to our work ever since the Chair’s foundation. Nevertheless, economic and social aspects of mobility are also of high interest to our work, since examining these is necessary for achieving a sustainable traffic development.
We primarily work in the following topics:
- Estimating environmental impacts caused by transport: Measuring and modeling emissions of air pollutants, noise and CO2; emission factors of vehicles, driving patterns as well as traffic situations; energy consumption, energy flow modeling and cumulated energy input
- Monetization of environmental impacts: valuation methods, monetization approaches and measures for internalization
- Concept development and assessment of measures reducing environmental impacts: action approaches for various actors and levels as well as their implementation; foot and bicycle traffic, public transport and local accessibility, climate protection strategies
- Mobility and need coverage: Which mobility needs can be covered by which efforts, which are not covered? Mobility-induced social exclusion
- Public awareness and information: Guideline development, teaching materials, information or training concepts; sustainable transport development, transport in developing countries
You can learn more about our current research projects here.