European Transport Conference 2011 Awards
There are three awards made during the Conference. The winners in 2011 were:
PSLUT Award
This award is for the paper that best meets the criteria of integration of planning and transport, originality, policy relevance and clear communication. Two excellent papers were shortlisted. The first used scenarios with different growth assumptions and possible policy changes to explore the likely implications for 43 regions in the Netherlands (Danielle Snellen, Hans Hilbers and Jan Ritsema van Eck, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency). This was seen as an excellent example of attempting to resolve for policy makers the uncertainty about the direction and magnitude of change.
The second paper asked the difficult questions about which road users we prioritise, why non-motorised users get so few resources and why funders and aid givers propose "western" solutions for developing countries where the majority of people in cities walk. The author, Thilo Becker (Technical University, Dresden) explored these questions through structured interviews with key stakeholders. His strong, challenging analysis provided an excellent insight for policy makers and funders. This study of non-motorised modes in Nairobi was chosen as the winner of the award for 2011.
Read the winning paper: Obstacles for Non-motorized Transport in developing countries – A Case Study of Nairobi, Kenya
The Neil Mansfield Award
This award is made in the name of a brilliant researcher at the UK Department for Transport who died at a young age. Each year, an award is made to the sole author, aged 35 or under. The judging panel is drawn from members of Programme Committees.
The 2011 award was made to James Fox of ITS, University of Leeds, UK. His paper, entitled "Temporal transferability of mode-destination models: summary of literature, initial findings" was the best amongst a collection of very good papers. It brings the important and often ignored issue of temporal transferability back on the agenda, offering theoretical insights as well as empirical results.
Read the winning paper: Temporal Transferability of Mode-destination models: Summary of Literature, Initial Findings
Emerald's Tourism Review Award
The Emerald Award for the best written paper in the Leisure and Tourism Transport seminar was made to Gaurav Kumar Dubey, Urban Mass Transit Company of India for his paper "Hop-on-hop-off services in India – exploring a sustainable financial model". The paper described on a detailed case study basis the first year of operation of the hop-on-hop-off service in Delhi, India, which started two weeks prior to the Commonwealth Games in October 2010. The paper describes general success factors and problems concerning hop-on-hop-off services and links that to the situation in Delhi. Operational and financial aspects are discussed in detail and recommendations are derived for operation, new value-added services, marketing and financing. This aims in restructuring the service in Delhi to provide a sustainable and economic mode of transport for tourists.
The paper was recommended for the award because of the concise and structured presentation and discussion of an interesting case study in a complex transport environment.
Read the winning paper: Hop-On-Hop-Odd Services in India - Exploring A Sustainable Financial Model
