NESTEAR in a few words...

An applied research structure, created by experienced researchers (Innovation law fr

An applied research structure, created by experienced researchers (Innovation law from July 1999) linked by a convention to INRETS;

An in depth specialisation and a large international experience on transport system analysis;

… for assessment of projects, programmes and transport policies.

FIELDS OF INTERVENTION

Strategic assessment and application of the scenarios methods to the intermodal transport

Dynamic modelling: application of models for projection and traffic assignments, System dynamics, etc.

Setting up of information tools and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Assessment and follow up of projects and programmes.

AN EXPERIENCE APPLIED TO THE REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SPACES

An experience acquired during more than 10 years, in the framework of European research projects characterised as follows:

A prospective process with the definition of scenarios (reference scenarios, policy scenarios) for projects and transport networks (all modes)

Application of simulation models for goods transport offer and demand, all modes including intermodal transport

Definition of firm strategies

The setting up of databases and training : socio-economic data, transport data, description of networks concerning EU, Central Europe and Mediterranean

The creation of observatories for the decision making and the follow-up of policies

Leading of experts networks for Central and Eastern Europe, for Mediterranean...