The Institute for Sustainable Development
National Conference
Sustainable Mobility in Malta
Transport Research in Practice
SmartCity Malta, Ricasoli - 30th November 2012
PROGRAMME
9:00-9:30
Registration
9:30-9:45
Welcome Session
Dr Maria Attard, Director of the Institute for Sustainable Development, University of
Malta
Hon Minister Dr Austin Gatt, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and
Communications
Professor Alfred Vella, Pro-Rector, University of Malta
9:45-10:15
Keynote Speech
Prof. Stephen Ison – Professor of Transport Policy and Director of Centre for
Innovative and Collaborative Construction Engineering (CICE) at Loughborough
University, UK
Title: Acceptance of road pricing: Lessons from past experience
10:15-11:30
Paper Session I: Transport and Technology
Ms Luana Checuti Zammit, Dr Kenneth Scerri, Dr Maria Attard, Ms Thérèse Bajada Eliciting a Data-Driven Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Traffic Flow in Malta
Prof. Adrian Muscat - Demand Responsive Public Transport Systems: An Alternative
to the Private Car?
Dr Angelo Dalli - Computer Vision Technology for Traffic Junction Safety
Perit Odette Lewis - Road Transport Information Sharing: A stakeholders’ network
analysis
11:30-12:00
Coffee Break
(Exhibition and Poster Session)
12:00-13:00
Paper Session II: Policy and Passenger Transport
Mr Alfred Quintano - Low Cost Carriers: The Malta Experience 2005-2011
Ms Thérèse Bajada - Modelling Public Perception of Modal Choice: the case study of
a bus reform in Malta
Dr Maria Attard - The performance of Park and Ride within the context of a changing
transport infrastructure: the case of Malta
13:00-14:30
Lunch Break
14:30-14:45
Afternoon Session Welcome
Hon Minister George Pullicino, Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs
14:45-15:15
Keynote Speech
Prof. Cathy Macharis – Associate Professor of Transport Economics and Operational
Research at MOSI – Transport and Logistics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Title: Market potential of electric vehicles: ready for takeoff?
15:15-15:45
Paper Session III: Greening Transport
Prof. Emmanuel Sinagra - Diurnal Cycles of Traffic Related Pollutants in Msida
Mr Peter Paul Barbara - Electro mobility in Malta
15:45-16:15
Coffee Break
(Exhibition and Poster Session)
16:15-16:30
Feature Presentation
Dr Christoph Demuth Managing Director, CONNECTBALTICA and Lecturer, Tallinn
Technical University, Tallinn, Estonia
Title: CONNECTBALTICA A platform for research and collaboration in transport
16:30-17:00
Closing Session
Dr Maria Attard, Director of the Institute for Sustainable Development, University of
Malta
Poster Session Presenters:
James Cassar – Effectiveness of green travel planning measures: a case study of students’ travel
behaviour at the University of Malta, Msida Campus
Rebecca Pirotta – Mobility amongst Maltese children and youths: an in-depth study on transport
mode choice
Deborah Mifsud – Public transport as a tool towards sustainable mobility for the elderly population
Nicolette Formosa – Assessment of traffic simulation software
Annalisa Farrugia – Towards sustainable development in the Maltese Islands: Using GIS to manage
air quality
Nicolette Formosa – Modelling and analysis of the interactions between air pollution and traffic
flow
Maria Attard – The Sustainability of Transport Systems in Island Settings: the case of Malta
Raphael Mizzi – Implementing a Green Travel Plan for the University of Malta
Rosalie Camilleri – Nitrogen Dioxide in the Local Atmosphere in Relation to Road Transport
Svetozár Hegyi – Automatic system for data acquisition and real time processing of traffic data: a
case study
Roads and Infrastructure Directorate (RID), Transport Malta – Road Infrastructure in Malta:
Opportunities for Research