CS 2003 "Basel-Stadt 1: Sustainable urban mobility"

The ETH-NSSI case study 2003 focuses on political and economical dimensions of urban mobility. In a transdisciplinary process, potentials of improved individual and public transport are highlighted.

Characteristics

Case: Area: 12.36 km², 166,286 inhabitants (2003), 155,000 employees, 0.3 cars per inhabitant
Co-operation: Canton Basel-Stadt, Building and Planning, Public Transport Basel-Stadt, Man Society Environment, University of Basel, Novatlantis – Pilot Region Basel
Duration: Preparation from Midyear 2002 to October 2003, Student's work : October 2003 to February 2004, Book Production from February to September 2004

People

Headship: Prof. Dr Roland W. Scholz (ETH), Michael Stauffacher (ETH), Dr Maria Lezzi (Case)
Administration: Sandro Bösch (ETH), German Hug (Case)
Tutors: Dieter Kaufmann (ETH), Pius Krütli (ETH), Daniel Lang ETH), Alexander Walter (ETH), Arnim Wiek (ETH)
Steering Board: Prof. Dr Roland W. Scholz (Head, ETH Zurich), Dr Maria Lezzi (Head, Building Department Basel-Stadt BS), Ruedi Aerni (Business Development AR), Prof. Dr Paul Burger (MGU University Basel), Dr Michael Fahlbusch (Public Transport BS), Marc Flückiger (Administration of Justice BS), Andreas Hofer (Architect), Wiebke Güldenzoph (MGU University Basel), German Hug (Pivot), Dr. Madelaine Imhof (Statistics BS), Martin Lüchinger (Environment and Energy BS), Andrea Müller (Department of Education BS), Isabelle Rihm (Building Department BS), Michael Stauffacher (ETH Zurich)
Students: 54 ETH Students

Products

Case Study Book

Scholz, R.W., Stauffacher, M., Bösch, S. & Krütli, P. (Eds.) (2004). Freizeit in der Stadt Basel: Mobilität und zukunftsfähige Stadtentwicklung. ETH-UNS Fallstudie 2003. Rüegger Verlag, Zürich. ISBN 3-7253-0794-6. DownloadDownload (PDF, 43.2 MB)

Research Papers

Stauffacher, M., Walter, A., Lang, D., Wiek, A. & Scholz, R.W. (2006). Learning to research environmental problems from a functional socio-cultural constructivism perspective: The transdisciplinary case study approach. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 7(3), 252–275.
Wiek, A., Binder, C.R. & Scholz, R.W. (2006). Functions of scenarios in transition processes. Futures, 38, 740–766.