Dr. Martin Schiefelbusch MA MSc was born in Kassel, Germany in 1970. From 1992 to 1998 he studied transport planning and geography at the University of Technology (TU) Berlin, punctuated by a one-year stay in London during which he completed the MSc program of study ‘Transport Planning and Management’ at the University of Westminster. In March 2007, he completed his doctoral studies at TU Berlin. During his studies he also worked in several positions in the public transport field in service planning, research, and interest representation. After working at Prignitz Railways and the Center for Technology and Society at TU Berlin, since 2000 Martin Schiefelbusch has been a research associate at the nexus Institute and since 2007 has been head of the Mobility/Space/Demography division. The focuses of his work include service development for public transport, participatory procedures, implementation strategies, and transport policy issues. He has published several contributions to these fields.
Project titles (together with H-L Dienel):
1.Toolbox for Better USer REPresentation in urban public transport (BUSREP2) (2005)
2. The situation of passengers in urban public transport: Strategies for Better USer REPresentation (BUSREP2) (2004)
3. User Representation and Citizens' Involvement in Urban Public Transport: Creating Maintaining Productive Relations Between Customers, Providers and Politics (2002)
Host organisation: NEXUS Institut für Kooperations-management und interdisziplinäre Forschung (Dienel u.a. GbR) Berlin, Germany
Link to the complete list of publications and articles: http://www.busrep.net/publications.html
- Servicegarantien im öffentlichen Vehrkehr - Analyse und Handlungsempfehlungen
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Year: 2009
Type: Book chapter - Public Transport and its Users – The Passenger’s Perspective in Planning and Customer Care
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Year: 2009
Type: Book - Kundendienst im öffentlichen Vehrkehr. Serviceleistungen der Vehrkehrsunternehmen im europäischen Vergleich
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Year: 2008
Type: Research article - Schlichten , aber richtig - Ombudsleute im Nahverkehr
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Year: 2007
Type: Research article - Citizens' involvement and the representation of passenger interests in public transport
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Year: 2005
Type: Research article - Öffentlicher Verkehr: "Beförderungsfälle" melden sich zu Wort
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Year: 2005
Type: Research article - Toolbox for Better USer REPresentation in urban public transport (BUSREP2)
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Year: 2005
Type: Final Report
Invitation to submit an Expression of interest in writing a think piece: gender informed mobility planning.
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This invitaton is an opportunity for scholars in sub-Saharan Africa to write a think piece on the theme of “Gender-informed mobility planning, governance and policy in African cities: status, barriers, ways forward.” Through this invitation, VREF welcomes expressions of interest (EoI) for a commissioned work on this theme.
Deadline: 15 May 2022
Catalysing Curriculum Change at Universities in SSA 2022 Pdf, 1.3 MB. (Pdf, 1.3 MB)
This Call is an opportunity for scholars and teachers in sub-Saharan Africa to contribute to
renewing university-based education, while also strengthening knowledge and capacity among the next generation of SSA researchers and practitioners.
Deadline: 15 June 2022
The VREF invites PhD students and researchers in early stages of their career to apply for a Study Visit Grant to be supported with up to SEK 30 000.
MOBILITY GRANT 2022- MAC-MG 2022 Pdf, 447.1 kB. (Pdf, 447.1 kB)
The VREF invites PhD students and advanced master students from Sub-Saharan African (SSA) universities to apply for a Mobility Grant (MG) to support a visit to another SSA university with up to SEK 25 000.
Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarships for Sustainable Transport and Energy Efficiency targets supporting the momentum of Lee Schipper’s contribution to the international policy dialogue in these fields.
This yearly award is aimed at supporting young individual researchers and students in is pursuance.
Call deadline now extended to: April 4, 2022 .
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This Meeting of the Minds' blog monthly releases interviews of global transportation researchers from the VREF's Future Urban Transport Program Network.
This CityFix series, produced by the WRI (World Ressources Institute) Ross Center for Sustainable Cities and supported by the VREF, discusses walking and cycling in cities with a special focus on low- and middle-income countries.
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