HEAVEN

The overall goal of the HEAVEN project was “To develop and demonstrate a Decision Support System (DSS) which can evaluate the environmental effects (air quality and noise quality - both emissions and (dispersion forecasting) of transportation Demand Management Strategies (TDMS) in large urban areas”.

In the framework of HEAVEN new concepts and tools to allow cities to assess the impacts of traffic on air quality and noise pollution in near-real time have been developed. These innovative tools, merging monitoring and simulation systems by means of IST technologies, constitute an integrated, modular system which supports “tactical” and “strategic” decisions. Through the application of the HEAVEN DSS it is possible for cities to:

• obtain a near real time description of the traffic and environmental situation in urban
agglomerations,
• assess the environmental efficiency of already implemented Traffic Demand
Management Strategies,
• perform extensive scenario calculation and assess the environmental efficiency of
Traffic Demand Management Strategies prior to their costly implementation and,
• inform professional users and the public in near real time about the traffic and
environmental situation
• assist cities in identifying compliance with the EU Directives associated with Air and
Noise Quality Review and Assessment procedures
• assist decision makers in formulating policies with public participation

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