The National Research Programme "Transport and Environment: Interactions Switzerland / Europe" (NRP 41) intends to become a think-tank for sustainable transport policy. It shall supply contributions from all relevant disciplines towards the efficient and sustainable satisfaction of mobility needs.
The main focus is on the complex limits of mobility, in particular those resulting from the protection of humans and the environment, as well as the economy (competitiveness) of Switzerland and her regions. Furthermore, special attention is given to Switzerland in the European context.
Framework budget: CHF 10'000'000
President of experts: Francis-Luc Perret, EPF Lausanne
Direction of programme: Felix Walter, ecoplan, Bern
End of research: 2001