Dr Maria Attard
Geography - Mediterranean Institute

Publications

  • Attard, M. (2005) Developing undergraduate GIS study-units – the experience of Malta. In Donert, K. and Charzynski, P. (eds) Changing Horizons in Geography Education. HERODOT Network Publication.
  • Attard, M. (2005) Land Transport Policy in a Small Island State - the Case of Malta, in Transport Policy. Journal of the World Conference on Transport Research Society. Vol. 12/1.
  • Attard, M. (2004) Snowball Initiative: Sustainable Urban Transport in New Member States - Report on Malta. Presented to the Snowball Initiative, Brussels, 30 June. Available at http://www.susmobsnowballs.org/urban/urban.html
  • Attard, M. and Hall, D. (2004) Transition for EU Accession: The Case of Malta's Restructuring Tourism and Transport Sectors. In Hall, D. (ed) Tourism and Transition, CABI International.
  • Attard, M., and Hall, D. (2003) Public transport modernisation and adjustment to EU accession requirements: the case of Malta's buses, in Journal of Transport Geography, Vol.11/1, p.13-24.
  • Attard, M., Hall, D. (2002) "Transition for EU Accession: The case of Malta's restructuring tourism and transport sectors" Proceedings for Tourism Research 2002, an International Conference on Tourism organised by University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK.
  • Holcomb, B. and Attard, M. (2001) "Islands in the (Cyberspace) Sun: Marketing Islands for Tourism Online" Tourism An International Interdisciplinary Journal Vol. 49 No. 3 177-188.
  • Attard, M. and Schembri, J. (1999) "The Role of Transport in Urban Environments" Proceedings for the International Seminar on Atmospheric Pollution, organised by the Physics Department, University of Malta and held at the Mgarr Hotel, Gozo on the 9th April.

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    Newspaper Articles

  • Attard, M. (2004) What is Sustainable Development? Opinion, Times of Malta, 3rd April.
  • Attard, M. (2002) Polluter-pays principle - can it be applied to land transport in Malta? Opinion, Times of Malta, 6th November.

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    Presentations

  • Attard, M. (2004) Achieving sustainable mobility for small island states. The case of Malta. Paper presented at the 30th Congress of the International Geographical Union, Glasgow, 15-20 August.
  • Attard, M. (2004) Collection and use of urban travel data ? the case study of Malta. Paper presented at the ECMT Sustainable Urban Travel Working Group Task Force on Urban Travel Data, Paris, 28 June.
  • Attard, M. (2003) Understanding why changes in transport policy are problematic in the island state of Malta - a qualitative approach. Paper presented at the RGS-IBG International Annual Conference 2003, London, 3-5 September.
  • Attard, M. (2003) Governments and GIS - the use and perceptions of GI systems in the island state of Malta. Paper presented at the RGS-IBG International Annual Conference 2003, London, 3-5 September.
  • Attard, M., Hall, D. (2002) Transition for EU Accession: The Case of Malta's Restructuring Tourism and Transport Sectors. Paper presented at the International Conference on Tourism Research, Cardiff, Wales.
  • Attard, M., Adams, J. (2002) Which Way to Go? Presentation for the discussion workshop on the future of Transport Policy in Malta, organised by the U.M.G.S. at the University of Malta, 10th of May.
  • Attard, M. (2001) Transport Problems, Policy and Perceptions in the Island State of Malta. A study into policy approach using qualitative research techniques and GIS. Presentation for PhD upgrade seminar, UCL, London.
  • Attard, M. (2000) Less traffic on the road. Reversing the process of car-dependence in Malta at the Biennial Postgraduate Seminar of the Transport Geography Research Group within the Royal Geographical Society, London, United Kingdom.
  • Holcomb, B., Balm, R., Spiteri, A., Attard, M., Holcomb, G. and Cummings, D. (1999) Islands in the (Cyberspace) sun: The Internet and Remote Island Economies presented at the International Conference on Cities and the Global Information Society, Newcastle, United Kingdom.
  • Schembri, J.A. and Bonavia, M. (1998) Changes in the Coastal Population of Malta presented at the International Conference on Urban Environment in the Mediterranean, Valletta, Malta.
  • Bonavia, M. (1998) A Geography of St. Venera presented at the Seminar for the St. Venera Local Council, Mosta, Malta.
  • Bonavia, M. (1996) The Use of Space through Transport Systems Development presented at the International Conference on Planning and Environmental Management in Islands and Small States, Valletta, Malta.
  • Bonavia, M. (1995) The Urban Development of St. Venera - An Overview presented at the Seminar on the Local Festa organised by the St. Venera Local Council, Palazzo Costanzo, Mdina, Malta.