K2 seminar: Approaching the gap between research and practice

Collaboration and platform building for development of new knowledge on social sustainability in collective mobility

During the seminar, a K2 project will present ongoing activities on how to deal with social consequences in planning of collective mobility.

09.00–9.45 Breakfast at K2
10.00–11.00 Presentations from the project, examples from UK and Nordic countries
11.00–11:45 Q&A, discussion
11.45 Summing up and upcoming activities

The purpose of the seminar is to highlight good examples and discuss challenges and opportunities with Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and similar methodologies and procedures. The purpose is also to discuss how to take the SIA forward within planning procedures and further developments in relation to collective mobility. Researchers and practitioners working with collective mobility will participate. We welcome Karen Lucas, Joanna Barrow and colleagues who will tell us how they work in the UK.

Contact: 
Lena Levin
lena.levin@vti.se