A Sino-German Comparative Study of Urban Logistics and Last-mile Delivery Processes [CH Version]
With the modernisation of cities, the need for urban logistics is growing and the parcel delivery market is becoming increasingly important in countries around the world. With its huge volume of express parcels and developed online retail system, China has huge demand, market and potential for parcel delivery. For this reason, the parcel delivery market […]
Status Quo of China’s Drone Industry – Market Development, Regulation and Application
As the world’s dominant market for consumer and commercial drones and home to the most innovative drone companies and start-ups, China, with its important centre Shenzhen, is at the forefront of technological maturity in the drone industry. At the same time, digitalisation in the Chinese transport sector is well advanced, and the entire drone supply […]
Die Elektrifizierung von Taxiflotten in China und Deutschland
The electrification of large vehicle fleets, especially taxi fleets, is a necessary component for achieving international and national climate targets. This measure can also make an important contribution to reducing particulate matter and noise pollution in cities. In China, local governments are increasingly intervening in the design of urban taxi fleets through regulatory measures by […]
Study on Traffic Flow Optimisation in Smart Cities [CN]
Smart cities seek to transform urban spaces to be technologically advanced, more efficient, sustainable and socially integrated. Countries around the world, spearheaded by China, which has adopted smart city development as a national strategy and a focus of its future economic and urban development strategy, are driving the global smart city market. By using smart […]
Developments and Perspectives for Mobility Stations in the Urban Space [DE]
Shared bikes, kick-scooters, e-mopeds and other ride sharing options have long become integrated in urban mobility landscapes. Urban mobility behaviour increasingly reflects the trend of „using instead of owning“, following which individual mobility needs are considered in the context of a just and environmentally friendly transport planning. In numerous German cities, so-called „mobility stations“ describe […]
Developments and Perspectives for Mobility Stations in the Urban Space [CN]
Shared bikes, kick-scooters, e-mopeds and other ride sharing options have long become integrated in urban mobility landscapes. Urban mobility behaviour increasingly reflects the trend of „using instead of owning“, following which individual mobility needs are considered in the context of a just and environmentally friendly transport planning. In numerous German cities, so-called „mobility stations“ describe […]
Developments and Perspectives for Mobility Stations in the Urban Space [EN]
Shared bikes, kick-scooters, e-mopeds and other ride sharing options have long become integrated in urban mobility landscapes. Urban mobility behaviour increasingly reflects the trend of „using instead of owning“, following which individual mobility needs are considered in the context of a just and environmentally friendly transport planning. In numerous German cities, so-called „mobility stations“ describe […]
LIGHT ELECTRIC VEHICLES FOR A GREEN TRANSPORT TRANSITION: REGULATORY APPROACHES, MANAGERIAL CHALLENGES AND MARKET POTENTIALS IN GERMANY AND CHINA [CN]
This new report gives a comprehensive overview of vehicle types, regulations and market potentials of electric micro vehicles in both countries. It highlights that in order to incorporate electric micro mobility in urban transition ventures, legal frameworks and traffic regulations in both China and Germany must better reflect and adjust to the usage of all […]
High-Speed Railway Development for a Sustainable Transport Transition [DE]
The reduction of domestic and short-distance flights depicts an important tool to decarbonise the transport sector. Considering the rapid expansion of the high-speed rail (HSR) network in China, studies point at a significant diversification of people´s mobility choices, strengthening of intercity relations and overall benefits for the socio-economic development due to HSR development. The present […]
High-Speed Railway Development for a Sustainable Transport Transition [EN]
The reduction of domestic and short-distance flights depicts an important tool to decarbonise the transport sector. Considering the rapid expansion of the high-speed rail (HSR) network in China, studies point at a significant diversification of people´s mobility choices, strengthening of intercity relations and overall benefits for the socio-economic development due to HSR development. The present […]