Significance
Significance is an independent research institute specialised in transport. It is established in The Hague. It works for clients in the Netherlands and throughout Western Europe.
Significance’s ambition is to provide analytical excellence with a strong emphasis on innovative modelling. It's core competences include transport demand forecasting, land-use/transport interaction, logistics, monitoring and evaluation, and stated preference research.
Significance is headed by Eric Kroes and Gerard de Jong, and has strong links with leading research institutes and academics worldwide.
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Mobility effects of election manifestos (April, 2010)
Significance has been commissioned to assist the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis to appraise the mobility effects of the election manifestos issued by the different political parties in the Netherlands.
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Renewed website (April, 2010)
We continuously update our website, but as of now we have renewed the presentation of our team.
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Updated TIGRIS XL model used in Spatial Exploration Study (January, 2010)
The Spatial Exploration Study is a formal product of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). The study aims to analyze the regional developments in the fields of housing, employment and transport up to 2040.
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