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| LOGO OF THE VI-VA PROJECT | |
THE TASK ASSIGNED TO VI-VA IS THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE CONCEPTS AND METHODS FOR RESEARCHING THE RECIPROCAL EFFECTS BETWEEN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES (ICT) AND TRANSPORT. THE JOINT AREA OF RESEARCH IS THE FLOW OF GOODS AND INFORMATION ALONG THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSPORT CHAIN. THE AIM IS TO MAP AND EXPLAIN THE WORKINGS AND INTERDEPENDENCY OF SUCH CHAINS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ICT, AS WELL AS THEIR EFFECT ON TRANSPORT. FURTHERMORE, THE ANTICIPATED DYNAMIC OF THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL BE QUALITATIVELY AND QUANTITATIVELY ASSESSED.
THE BASIC PREMISE IS THAT THE RECIPROCAL EFFECTS BETWEEN ICT AND TRANSPORT PARTICULARLY OCCUR WHERE, AS A RESULT OF ICT, NEW COMMUNICATIONS AND COORDINATION STRUCTURES ARE CREATED BETWEEN THE STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED ALONG THE LENGTH OF THESE CHAINS. THESE RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDE – IN EQUAL MEASURE – THE PRODUCERS, LOGISTICS SERVICE PROVIDERS AND HAULIERS, AS WELL AS THE INTERMEDIARIES AND CONSUMERS.
THE VI-VA RESEARCH WILL THEREFORE FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS:
- PRODUCTION, FREIGHT TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS
- INFORMATION AND GOODS FLOWS BETWEEN INTERMEDIARIES AND CONSUMERS
- SHOPPING PATTERNS AND SHOPPING MOBILITY PATTERNS
- MODELING
PROJECT PARTNERS
- HU BERLIN – GEOGRAPHICAL INSTITUTE – ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
- TU HAMBURG-HARBURG – RESEARCH FIELD 1-11 TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AND TECHNOLOGY DESIGN
- UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART – INSTITUTE OF ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION, CHAIR FOR ROAD PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION STUDIES
- UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG – INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY, RESEARCH AREA SOCIAL AND POPULATION GEOGRAPHY, THEORY AND METHODS OF REGIONAL ANALYSIS
CLIENT
HGF – HELMHOLTZ ASSOCIATION