Résumé des résultats (Abstract)
(Anglais)
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The aim of the DESIRE project is to assess, through the development of realistic case studies, the prospects for inter-urban road pricing in Europe. The research seeks to deliver a set of best designs for future inter-urban road pricing schemes (IRPS) for heavy vehicles as well as an in-depth analysis of the different aspects determining the success of the implementation of these schemes.
The three major objectives of the DESIRE project are:
· to provide a set of best designs for future IRPS for heavy vehicles, considering the possible future extension to individual mobility;
· to identify the aspects with determinant impact on the success of the implementation of these schemes; and
· to provide clear guidelines and recommendations for the design, financing and implementation of IRPS for heavy vehicle in the different existing regulatory and organisational settings.
A major contribution from DESIRE is to cover the gaps left by previous research, in particular the gap between economic theory (promoting differentiated and marginal cost oriented pricing structures) and practical realisation (most current toll systems are based on average cost).
The main innovative aspect of DESIRE lies in bringing into the same research the integrated views on IRPS issues, through the assessment and testing of all dimensions of the problem (horizontal approach) with the participation of entities that represent all agents with direct and indirect interests in these problems. DESIRE is organised within six work packages with a continuous feedback from the 'real world':
· WP1 State of the art, where the consolidation of the findings of previous research projects will be done serving as a most valuable input not only for the other WPs, but also as a useful synthesis for the scientific and decision-making community in future planned IRPS (completed)
· WP2 Conceptual foundation of inter-urban road-pricing schemes, where a sound theoretical foundation of possible designs for inter-urban pricing schemes (IRPS) for heavy vehicles will be provided (completed)
· WP3 Case studies, where a set of 11 case studies has been selected, covering a wide diversity of EU countries (plus Switzerland, Hungary and Brazil), to test specified schemes of IRPS (completed)
· WP4 Impact analysis and assessment of IRPS schemes, where the IRPS schemes developed and tested in the previous WP will be assessed against a consistent framework (due Dec 2002)
· WP5 Identification of best functional schemes and implementation issues, dedicated to a clear selection of the best elements within each IRPS scheme, as well as to the best functional schemes in terms of potential for successful implementation (due Dec 2002)
· WP6 Conclusions and recommendations, where the synthesis of the overall project will be done providing clear guidelines on the pros and cons of each IRPS scheme. It will highlight the conditions where such tolling is recommended, and the technologies that are more appropriate for its efficient application across the European space, as well as the institutional and legal frameworks. (due Feb 2003).
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