Center for
Studies
on Urban planning,
Transportation,
and
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Intervenant
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Public
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Ministère de l'Écologie, de l'Énergie,
du Développement durable et de la Mer
www.certu.fr
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Certu in brief
Agency of the French Ministry of Ecology,
Energy, Sustainable Development and the Sea
Capitalizes, develops and disseminates
knowledge and methodologies on a wide range
of urban issues
For local authorities, institutes and
companies which are involved in public
service activities
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Forum for all urban actors
Program
orientations Central
administration
Central State departments
Finances and
commissions
studies
Feed and update
Certu’s know-how
Partners
CERTU
Steering
committee
Gives
recommendations
and general
orientations
Use methods and
information
Clients
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Certu’s mission
Statistics,
observation,
standardization
Develop
methodologies
Newsletters
Articles in the
specialized press
Web site
Studies
Capitalize
knowledge
Dissemination
Expert
Appraisals
Training,
Conferences
participation
Publications
Experimentation
Innovation
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Certu’s partners and beneficiaries
Scientific and Technical network of the
Ministry of Sustainable Development
Universities and research centres
Decision-makers
Professionals, technical staff
Transportation users associations
Centres for professional education
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Steering committee
46 members
National government
Associations of local authorities
Association of professionals such as architects and urban planners
Transportation network user associations
Meetings twice a year
Debate and recommendations about the work
program
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Beneficiaries
Decision-makers and local authorities
Technicians working for local authorities
or for the Central state
Consulting companies, professionals
Training centres, students
User organisations, private citizens
Foreign audience
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Fields of activity
Transportation
Systems
Road Traffic
and safety
Environment
Roads and
Public
Spaces
Cities and
Public
Facilities
CERTU
Accessible cities
for all people
Town Planning &
Transportation
Road accessible
for all people
Mobility and
Transport
Geographical
Information
Sustainable
Development
Transversal
projects
Urban Planning
and Housing
Risk management
& Urban Planning
Energy
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International activities
10 European research projects and
thematic networks
Working groups in OECD, TRB, World road
association (PIARC), etc.
Official bilateral cooperation with organizations in
countries such as United Kingdom, Quebec, Syria.
Experts selected by the European commission
Reception of more than 20 delegations
coming from all of the world
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Certu’s team
A multisciplinary team :
170 people, including 110 senior specialists
Transport engineers, sociologists, urban
planners, economists, computer specialists
Knowledge dissemination department:
Publication service
Sale office
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Certu’s Publications
Essential tools for professionals
More than 900 documents have been published:
Reference books (methodology),
Thematic sheets
Study reports,
Software programs.
On-line Catalogue
Some documents are in free download
Monthly reviews :
TRANSFLASH, SIGNATURE
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Contact
Certu
9 rue Juliette Récamier
69 456 Lyon Cedex 06
Tel : +33 4 72 74 58 05
Fax : +33 4 72 74 59 80
Inter-certu@developpement-durable.gouv.fr
Web site : http://www.certu.fr/certu/english
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