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Projects

ISIS has participated to a large number of leading EU research projects both as partner and coordinator. ISIS track record of experiences includes more than 80 relevant projects in the fields of:

Transport & Mobility

International and national research projects in which ISIS has been part, cover a wide range of issues related to sustainable transport and mobility: pricing and taxation; promotion of sustainable modes of transport; freight and logistics, green public procurement.

The services ISIS provides in European projects on Transport & Mobility cover the following areas:

Support to the definition of policies for sustainable urban transport (projects CIVITAS, CANTIQUE)
Evaluation of the investments for sustainable transport and intermodality (projects HEATCO, RECORDIT)
External cost evaluation of transport (projects GRACE, TRANSTOOLS, ISHTAR)
Definition of sustainable indicators for transport (projects INDIC, REFIT)
Definition of pricing policies to reduce congestion and environmental impacts (projects CUPID,PROGRESS, CURACAO, IMPRINT-NET)
Support to the definition of policies to improve freight transport in urban areas (project START)
Definition of innovative strategies to encourage the use of bicycles in cities (project SPICYCLES)
Feasibility study for common green public procurement of clean public transport (project COMPRO)

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Energy & Environment

The research undertaken by ISIS in the international projects deals in particular with energy saving in sectors such as households, industry, transport, and tertiary. A special expertise has been accrued in assessing the environmental and social costs of energy production and consumption.

The services ISIS provides provide in European projects on Energy & Environment cover the following areas:

Support to the definition of policies and strategies for energy saving and rational use of energy (i.e. project MURE)
Assessment of environmental, economic and social impacts from the production and use of energy (i.e. project NEEDS)
Energy efficiency and eco-labelling of household appliances (i.e. project EUP)
Strategic analysis of Energy policies (i.e. project E-GRIDS)
Rational use of energy in the local public transport (i.e. project BESTRANS)
Analysis of the production and use of bio-fuels (i.e. project BIOGASMAX)
Strategic Environmental Assessment (project BEACON, PROECO II ASIA)
Definition of sustainability indicators for the urban environment (project TISSUE)
Impact assessment of urban mobility on human health (project ISHTAR, HEARTS)
Cost benefit analysis of integrated management plans of hydro basins and coastal zones (project THRESHOLDS)
Integrated management of waste cycle in industrial districts (project CLOSED)

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Planning & Participation

ISIS has promoted and participated to various research projects dealing with urban and mobility planning, integration of land use and transport policies, and citizens participation in the evaluation of EU policies and research.

The services ISIS provides provide in European projects on Planning & Participation cover the following areas:

Elaboration of models for the analysis of urban systems (project ACT-VILL)
Participatory assessment of EU policies and research for sustainable development involving citizens (project RAISE, Move Together)
Impact assessment of integrated policies for sustainable development, i.e. reduction of green house gases in urban environments, management of coastal zones (ISIS methodology for the economic-environmental integrated assessment)
Collection and analysis of good practices for the integration of land use and transport planning (projects TRANSPLUS, PLUME, LUTR)

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