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Inspired by: FP7 » Less Bias Against Public Transport in Emerging Countries

version: 3 / updated: 2009-11-30
id: #445 / version id: #61
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Originally submitted by: Cornelia Daheim
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Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

Theme 7 - Transport (including aeronautics)

Sub-theme/area of inspiration

SST: Ensuring sustainable urban mobility

Signal's headline

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Less Bias Against Public Transport in Emerging Countries

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)
Increasing public awareness towards sustainable mobility and a broad accept-ance for public transportation services in Europe have helped to change the negative perception of it in emerging countries. It is perceived less as the means of transportation for the lower classes.

Keywords

public transport, awareness, emerging countries, sustainable mobility, bias

Mini-description

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Increasing public awareness towards sustainable mobility and a broad acceptance for public transportation services in Europe have helped to change the negative perception of it in emerging countries.

Signal's first apperance

2005-now

Signal's potential evolution

It could lead to...
issue type of issue/development potential impact on society timeframe for the issue to become at least 50% probable
#1 The infrastructure in emerging countries is improved and public transportation is introduced much more broadly. continuation
 		very beneficial
 		now-2025

Under what assumption the Weak Signal might evolve.

support from the EU for improving the infrastructure and to strongly push the introduction of public transportation in emerging countries

Importance

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Level 2: important for a particular world region emerging and developing countries, especially in Latin America and Sub-Sahara Africa