Accessibility - measurement, modelling and evaluation
Expert Workshop of TUM Institute for Advanced Study (IAS)
10th - 11th April, 2008
Munich, Germany
The Institute of Advanced Study of the Technische Universität München, in cooperation with the Institute for Transportation represented by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gebhard Wulfhorst and Dr.-Ing. Andreas Rau, is organizing an Expert Workshop on Accessibility - measurement, modelling and evaluation. The workshop will take place on April 10th - 11th, 2008. Approximately 20 internationally renowned experts on accessibility measurement will be invited to come to Munich. The benefits of the transportation systems are mostly measured by using travel time savings due to a lack of sophisticated alternatives. The experts will discuss possibilities to improve this situation by using accessibility indicators. Further research needs for using accessibility indicators for urban and transportation planning models will be defined. Innovative approaches, tools, and solutions to the challenging questions of accessibility definitions, visualization, modelling, policy design, and planning will be discussed. The possibilities for setting up a research network and further research activities within the TUM Institute for Advanced Study will be explored.
