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The EcoMobility Alliance is a global, cross-sectoral partnership for the affirmation of EcoMobility i.e. the ''integrated promotion of walking, cycling, wheeling and passenging''. The Alliance promotes EcoMobility for the purpose of mobility and accessibility for all, health, clean air, noise avoidance, energy efficiency, greenhouse gas emission reduction and individual cost savings, and thus as an opportunity for sustainable urban development.〔(Global Alliance for EcoMobility )〕 The EcoMobility Alliance was created in October 2011 in Changwon, Korea. It is a transformation of the earlier ''Global Alliance for EcoMobility'',which is a non-governmental organization founded and launched in Bali on 10 December 2007,〔(FIA Foundation, Launch of the Global Alliance for EcoMobility )〕 on the occasion of the 2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC-COP-13).〔(UNFCCC - COP 13 )〕 The EcoMobility Alliance has defined itself as a "global" actor because of both the origin and nature of its members and its geographical scope. It aims at engaging public and private actors from different sectors and segments from all over the world, as well as promoting and advocating for EcoMobility at a global level, both in industrialized and developing countries.〔(Global Alliance for EcoMobility, Terms of Reference )〕 == Definition == The EcoMobility Alliance defines 'EcoMobility' as an integrated form of environmentally sustainable mobility that combines the use of non motorized means of transport with the use of public transport to allow people to move in their local environments without utilizing privately owned motor vehicles. Non motorized means of transport include: ''walking - cycling - wheeling'': walking, using the bicycles, tricycle, velomobile, wheelchairs, mobility scooter, walking aids, scooters, skates, push scooters, trailer, hand carts, shopping carts/trolleys, carrying aids and the above vehicles with supporting electrical drive (preferably powered by renewables); The use of public transport is referred to as ''“passenging”'' 〔The term 'passenging' has been introduced in order to describe the use of public transport through a single word〕 and includes: the use of buses, trams, subways, light rail, trains, ferries, collective taxis and taxis (if low-emission)〔(EcoMobility Alliance, Definition of EcoMobility ) A similar definition has been adopted by other institutions, such as the Government of Canada. When defining the purpose of its Ecomobility Program it states that 'the ecomobility program aims to reduce emissions from the urban passenger transportation sector by helping municipalities attract residents to less polluting forms of transportation. By increasing the modal share of transportation options such as walking, cycling, public transit and ridesharing (e.g. carpools), harmful emissions can be reduced and other challenges such as congestion and personal health can be addressed'. (Transport Canada, Government of Canada )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Global Alliance for EcoMobility」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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