
GAMUT (Governance and Management of Urban Transport) is a collaborative research centre dedicated to promoting and supporting sustainable urban transport in Australia and the Asia Pacific region.
Based at the University of Melbourne, GAMUT works with a network of researchers to focus attention on the need for innovative institutional design for integrated transport systems.
GAMUT is one of a global network of Centres of Excellence in Future Urban Transport created by the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations, an independent research and educational institution.
It has produced a total of 57 research reports which are of significant benefit to local government in transport planning and practice.
GAMUT 2009 research papers - including
- Carbon Emissions Trading and Australia's Urban Transport by Leigh Glover.
- The Capacity of State and Local Government to Deliver Sustainable and Integrated Transport - Working Paper No 1 by Carey Curtis and Rachel Armstron.
- Victorian Infrastructure Summit Paper by Bill Russell
GAMUT 2008 research papers- including:
- Success stories: greenhouse reductions from transport policy change by John Stone and Paul Mees
- Travel minimization and the 'neighbourhood' by Carey Curtis and Doina Olaru
- Climate change, transport and land use, local challenges of governance by Nicholas Low
GAMUT 2007 research papers- including:
- How to double the capacity of the Dandenong line, without new infrastructure by Paul Mees
- Integrated Management of Sustainable Urban Passenger Transport Systems in Dispersed Cities: A Review of Successful Institutional Interventions by Leigh Glover
GAMUT 2006 research papers- including:
- A Good Future Transport System: Urban Production and Consumption Perspectives by Professor Kevin O'Connor
- The Journey to Work in Melbourne by Patrick Moriarty, Paul Mees
GAMUT research is about how to understand and implement 'sustainable transport'. The research program covers three themes and seeks to answer nine research questions.
THEME 1: Models of Integrated Urban Passenger Transport Systems Under Resource and Environmental Constraints.
THEME 2: Innovation (and Barriers to Change) in Urban Transport.
THEME 3: Finance and resource allocation in urban transport.
For further information, see the GAMUT website or contact them at gamut-info
unimelb [dot] edu [dot] au.