📋 Tender Overview
Funding
European
European Union
Duration
10/2022
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09/2027
Status Ongoing
Geo-spatial type Urban
Total project cost €1 936 613
EU Contribution €1 936 613
Project Acronym URGENT
STRIA Roadmaps
Smart mobility and services (SMO)
Transport mode
Multimodal icon
Transport policies
Societal/Economic issues
Transport sectors
Passenger transport, Freight transport, Micromobility
Call for proposal ERC-2021-COG
Link to CORDIS
CORDIS ID: 101044339
Background & Policy context
Several soft and hard measures and improved transport technologies are being applied to reduce carbon emissions in the sector. However, the results have not been successful. The ERC-funded URGENT project will provide knowledge for more effective intervention strategies by examining how people adapt their mobility behaviour and the mental mechanisms involved in this process. The project uses a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach based on a unique longitudinal dataset combining data collected via a bi-annual survey, case studies, in-depth interviews and an intelligent mobility diary app. URGENT will apply causal machine learning methods to detect which factors are the most relevant behaviour change initiators, examine the rebound effects of changed mobility behaviour, and interactions between behaviour change in different areas.
Objectives
Despite various soft and hard measures as well as improved transport technologies, carbon emissions from transport are not decreasing. URGENT will provide the knowledge base for more effective intervention strategies. To this end, the project examines under which individual and contextual circumstances people change their mobility behaviour and what mental mechanisms are involved in these behaviour change processes.
