Problems of urban transport and sustainable urban mobility in Algeria: Challenges and solutions

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1 People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research University of Hadj Lakhdar - Batna Under the auspices of Misters: Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister of Transportations Faculty of Economic Science, Commercial and management Laboratory: Management Transport Logistics (LMTL) Organise the International Conference: Problems of urban transport and sustainable urban mobility in Algeria: Challenges and solutions Honorary presidents Professor Tahar Benabid Rector of the University Professor Aïssa Merazga Dean of the faculty Conference and scientific committee chair Prof. Farès Boubakour. Organising Committee chair Dr. El Khaïr Barkat October, 2014, Batna - Algeria

2 1- Issues of the conference The huge urbanization in the Algerian towns, especially favorated by the economic development and its corollary the increase of the population s standards of living, has a direct impact on the explosion of the urban mobility, the number of travellers and transport of goods. It must be mentioned that many Algerian towns know an urban sprawl and some others are characterized by their metropolitan form. In fact, the decrease in suburbs land prices has encouraged building and explosion of the towns with the tendency to form metropolitan areas (as in Algiers). In this context, the private car has become the most used means of transportation that responds to urban mobility problems, which lead to a fast growing in the national fleet of vehicles. Today, the rate of motorization is one car for five people (1 for 5), while it was one car for ten (1 for 10) people in Many observations confirmed that car owners use their cars for most of their transportations. It is also true that personal cars remain very competitive versus other means of transportation due to the low price of fuel. In fact, on the one hand, the price of a liter of diesel is 13 Euro cents and unleaded gasoline is 23 Euro cents. In the other hand there are socio-cultural and historical reasons that make Algerians having a passion towards car. The urban transports of goods are insured exclusively by the roads which contribute to congestion and other problems that are related to pollution, road safety, deterioration the quality of city life, etc.). Here there are real issues: The economic issue: One of the major challenges is the ability to provide local and regional economic development in the Algerian cities. This can be achieved by promoting growth and employment, avoiding the explosion of traffic and congestion and minimizing the negative social and environmental impacts. The other issue is succeeding to control the road insecurity which remains very high in Algeria. The social issue: it is about to give a particular attention to the inclusion of disadvantaged people and those with reduced mobility in public transport networks through special territorial coverage and subsidised transportation prices. The environmental issue: ensuring the preservation of the environment while guaranteeing the necessary mobility generated from the economic and social development. Besides the global pollution, it is necessary to reduce the impact of environmental pollution on health. In front of these challenges, the Algerian authorities pursued an aggressive policy based on the development and amelioration of high quality public transportations. In addition to public companies of urban and suburban transportation that were created in all cities of the country, besides Algiers subway, all large urban centers in Algeria have benefited from a tramway project. Among these projects only few are in various stages of realization. It is true that this latters are under construction, but the transportation market is still fragmented and there is a proliferation of artisanal operators, direct consequence of the 1990s deregulation (hundreds of operators per city); network and fare integration still require many years; urban and suburban organizing transportation authorities are slow to emerge; difficulty of controlling transportations planning processes and mobility management in articulation with

3 the process of urbanization and land-use planning ; practices of sustainable mobility are not forthcoming.(carpooling or cycling for example ). What objectives have to be set in order to mitigate the major trend which risks to be settled in terms of unsustainable urban mobility, direct consequence of the increasing use of private cars? What solutions could be applied in short and medium term? What are the best practices which can be utilized? In other words, what, ultimately, would be the main guidelines for a sustainable urban mobility strategy in Algeria? All the above questions and other related issues (urban logistics, deliveries in town, role of intelligent transport systems in transport management and mobility management, etc...) that the conference proposes to reply on, through the meeting of researchers, experts, and other different actors in transport and mobility management at local and central departments of different ministries. 2 - Topics of the conference: The list is only indicative. 1. Transportation Planning and management of the city. 2. Urban transportation in Algeria: the main encountered problems. 3. The development of the use of private cars in Algeria. 4. Management of urban transportation and mobility management: experiences and good practices for sustainable urban mobility. 5. Urban transportation and governance. 6. Urban Logistics and delivery problems in the city. 7. Road safety in urban areas. 8. Intelligent Transportation systems: transportation management and mobility management. 3 - Proposed dates of the conference: Abstract proposals should be sent no later than 30/05/2014 at midnight. The proposed communication (summarised in one page as a maximum) must be sent to: Important : - Colloque_transport_LMTL@yahoo.fr - Houssem.mouffouk@gmail.com - Amrane-ahmed12@hotmail.com - Each proposal must be accompanied by a short CV (maximum one page) of the main speaker. The author should highlight his experience and / or his work in the field of transportation and mobility management. - The summary can be presented in Arabic, French or English. Any proposal must be accompanied by a summary in another language. After evaluation of the proposed

4 communication by the scientific committee, an of notification about the acceptance of communication will be sent no later than 25/06/ The final text of the communication should be sent no later than 01/09/ Power point presentation is required by the organizing committee no later than eight days prior to the conference. - Conference languages : Arabic, French and English. - Conference fees: University of Batna will bear the costs of accommodation and food for the main author of each accepted papers. - Date and place of the conference: The conference will be held at the Faculty of Economics sciences, business and management sciences, the 14 th and 15 th October Conference s Scientific Committee : Fadila Agli, Hadj Lakhdar University, Batna, Algeria Khaled Abderahmane Assra, Mekka University, Saudi Arabia Lylia Bahmed, Hadj Lakhdar University, Batna, Algeria Tahar Baouni, Polytechnic School of Architecture and Urbanism, Algiers, Algeria Ismaïl Benaïcha, ENATT- Batna Farès Boubakour, Hadj Lakhdar University, Batna, Algeria El Hachemi Boutalbi, CNPSR, Ministry of Transportations, Algeria Boualam Ammar Chebira, Annaba University, Algeria Tarek Chella, ENS, Algiers, Algeria, Omar Chergui, Ministry of Transportations, Algeria Jacques Colin, University of the Mediterranean, France Djamel Djeïl, Hadj Lakhdar University, Batna, Algeria Sanaa Elkhannak, Malaysian Technological University Luc Gwjazdzinski, J. Fourrier of Grenoble University, France Xavier Godard, IFSTTAR (INRETS), France Leila Guettaf, Setif1 University, Setif, Algeria Kheir Eddine Maatallah, Guelma University Nouara Kaïd - Tlilane, A. Mira University, Béjaia, Algiers Samia Lahoual, Hadj Lakhdar University, Batna, Algeria Eric Louette, Intelligent Transports Mission, MEEDDM, France Hachemi Mabrouk, Mekka University, Saudi Arabia Barkou Mazouz, Hadj Lakhdar University, Batna, Algeria Zakia Megri, Hadj Lakhdar University, Batna, Algeria Aïssa Merazga, Hadj Lakhdar University, Batna, Algeria Christophe Rizet, IFSTTAR (INRETS), France Mohamed Saad, Bristol University, UK Salem Salhi, Ministry of Transportations, Alger Khelifa Slimi, Director of the Higher Institute of Transport and Logistics, Sousse (Tunisia) Benjamin Steck, University of Le Havre, France Antonino Tripodi, University la Sapienza, Rome, (Italy)

5 Members of the organising committee : President of the organising committee : Dr. El khaïer Barkat Abdellatif Ounissi Loubna Rabab Mazouz Abderrezzak Toulmit Malika Ahmane Afaf Bennacer Mohamed Bouguelaa Ahmed Youssouf Amrane Nadia Douas. Chaker Belakhdar Ramdane Lounansa Fodil Boudjelal Salim Bouguenna Ghani Merabti Salim Bouhidel Hemama Benamouma Sihem Makhlouf Houssem Mouffok Yazid Chahli Imène Messamah. Zakaria Akkari Isra Haliouche Contact : For further information, please contact: M. Houssem Mouffok : Houssem.mouffouk@gmail.com M. Ahmed Youssouf Amrane : Amrane-ahmed12@hotmail.com Tel: +213 (0) Fax: +213 (0)