The North Sea Commssion

WELCOME
Welcome to the conference

What can we, as politicians and planners in regional authorities around the North Sea, do to promote and deliver sustainable transport? This is the issue to be addressed at the conference.

The conference intends to provide regional politicians and planners with a toolbox of best practice examples across the spectrum of sustainable transport from around the North Sea region. These can then be used to enable you to deliver sustainable forms of transport in your own regions and to assist you positively in influencing others at national and European levels.

The conference has attracted a number of high profile speakers who will address the topic from a variety of European perspectives.

It is important to promote sustainable transport solutions. The exponential growth in transport over the past 25 years has brought benefits for personal mobility, social interaction and of course, for economic development.
However, there are also negative economic, social and environmental consequences of this growth in transport. Many politicians and planners in seeking to address the transportation problems in their own regions are often unaware of practical solutions that exist elsewhere. The North Sea Commission has convened this conference to promote sustainable transport by addressing this gap in knowledge and to promote the practical measures which regional authorities can take in the field of sustainable transport.

The conference intends to raise the levels of awareness of transport issues and their associated impacts on the environment around the North Sea. It is also hoped to stimulate debate amongst regional politicians and practitioners on how to improve the sustainability of transport and hence the quality of the environment of the North Sea region.

We look forward to seeing you in Aarhus in April and to hearing your contribution to this crucial debate. Welcome to the NSC conference in Aarhus!