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Implementing Sustainable Transport Strategies In Ireland, Kevin Gallagher, Brian Mccann
Implementing Sustainable Transport Strategies In Ireland, Kevin Gallagher, Brian Mccann
Civil Engineering Research in Ireland 2020
Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) provide a concept and process for the planning, development and implementation of urban transport strategies. EU SUMP guidelines have not been utilised in Ireland. The research question asks if there is any benefit in developing Irish urban transport strategies as SUMPs. The literature review examines the historical development of EU and Irish transport policy and reviews academic reports and journal articles on SUMPs. The EU SUMP process is reviewed in detail before reviewing recently published Irish urban transport strategies and a European SUMP case study. The research methodology involved collecting qualitative data from primary sources, …