Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century

Book Description

Urban Transport is a topic of primary importance for all countries around the world. The growth of transportation in the cities has led to the emergence of a series of environmental and social problems, which are still largely unresolved. This has resulted in an increase of research work around the world, with a considerable number of ideas being represented in this series of conferences.

This volume contains the proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment and the papers included cover a wide range of topics, such as: Transport sustainability; Urban transport planning and management; Transport modelling and simulation; Traffic integration and control; Public transport systems; Innovative transport systems; Infrastructure and maintenance; Energy and transport fuels; Land use and transport integration; Transport security and safety; Economic and social issues; Environmental and ecological aspects.

Book Contents

The greenhouse gas inventory of a local urban transport: the case of the municipality of Siena (Italy)
A. C. I. Pizzigallo; R. M. Pulselli; N. Marchettini;

The quality of public transport as a determinant of the number of car commuters
K. Karu; T. Rõivas; D. Antov; T. Oja; Ü. Mander;

Examination of the bus lane enforcement system in Thessaloniki
S. Basbas;

Rationalization of urban road space by congestion: towards an alternative tool for travel demand management
C. A. González; F. Robusté;

Reducing congestion in urban transport by using intermodal transport solutions
N. Brnjac; D. Badanjak; D. Babić;

Will virtual mobility replace physical mobility?
K. Jauneikaite; D. Misiunas;

Alternatives to reduce congestion and improve the road system using a Multicriteria Decision Analysis: a case study in the city of Campinas, Brazil
R. D. Fioravanti; M. A. Amâncio; M. L. Galves;

Evaluating urban transportation quality: measuring transportation activity
A. G. L. Peixoto Neto; O. F. Lima; D. Tacla;

Multicriteria analysis and public transport management
Z. Kavran; G. Štefančić; A. Presečki;

Logistic net working to reduce cost and environmental impact for urban cargo deliveries
D. Tacla; R. C. Botter; O. F. Lima; S. Suyama;

Urban transport planning for the North West University (Potchefstroom campus) and its environs: approach and core findings
C. B. Schoeman; E. J. Cilliers;

An investigation into the delivery of goods to the city centre of Liège
W. Debauche;

A new method for 3-dimensional roadway design using visualization techniques
G. Karri; M. K. Jha;

City logistics: a chaos between research and policy making? A review
J. H. R. van Duin; H. J. Quak;

Urban network travel time estimation from stop-line loop detector data and signal controller data
A. Bhaskar; E. Chung; M. Kuwahara; O. de Mouzon; A.-G. Dumont;

A mathematical model of UITS demand for investment return models
N. Jolic; Z. Kavran; M. Bukljas;

A model for traffic behaviour evaluation based on a discrete event simulation approach
A. Di Febbraro; N. Sacco;

A computer simulation scenario analysis approach as a decision support tool for transportation systems planning
G. Papageorgiou; P. Damianou; A. Pitsillides; T. Aphamis; P. Ioannou;

Trip distribution forecasting in fuzzy multi-commodity transportation networks
F. Zandi;

The development of a road safety management model
D. O’Cinneide; L. Harrington;

Updating demand vectors using traffic counts on congested networks: a real case application
A. Cartenì;

Statistical dwell time model for metro lines
I. Martínez; B. Vitoriano; A. Fernández; A. P. Cucala;

Travel time cost functions for urban roads: a case study in Italy
A. Cartenì; V. Punzo;

Training in the new driving and failures simulator of Metro de Madrid (SICAMM)
J. M. Mera; L. M. Gutiérrez; E. Castellote; G. Corcho;

ERTMS/ETCS test simulation bench
J. M. Mera; I. Gómez-Rey; A. Campos;

Regional road traffic management in The Netherlands
J. Vrancken; F. Ottenhof; M. Soares;

Addressing the needs of vulnerable road users: application of road safety auditing in New South Wales (Australia)
T. G. Winning; S. R. Park;

Scenario analysis of a network of traffic signals designed with Petri nets
M. dos Santos Soares; J. Vrancken;

A dynamic highway flow control simulation model for solving the congestion problem
C. L. Yang; W. Wen;

The quality of public transport: relative importance of different performance indicators and their potential to explain modal choice
A. J. M. Seco; J. H. G. Gonçalves;

Determination of factors that influence public transport
R. Uspalyte-Vitkuniene; M. Burinskiene;

Robustness of urban public transport networks
S. Tahmasseby; R. van Nes;

Urban public transport optimization by bus ways: a neural network-based methodology
M. Migliore; M. Catalano;

Evaluation of a detour guidance system during a disruption of train operations
Y. Sugiyama; R. Tsuchiya; R. Arisawa;

Bus accessibility planning in Iran: the case of Mashhad
M. R. Rahnamma;

The implementation of the Traffic Management Act in England: the role of technology
P. E. Canning; E. E. Hellawell; S. J. Hughes; C. J. Fairhead; B. C. M. Gatersleben;

Innovative fuel cell buses with automated guidance by GPS for public transport application
M. Andriollo; A. Caporali; G. Martinelli; A. Morini; C. Morini; T. Pepi; A. Tortella;

Vehicle Tracking System using GPRS
S. Ikram; F. T. Shah;

Applications of ARTIST for advanced telematics services
P. Isola; L. Marasco; A. Piccolo; V. Galdi;

Schedule-oriented navigation system for travelers using an urban public transportation network
N. Ozaki; M. Nozue; R. Tsuchiya;

An optimisation-based traffic regulator for metro lines
A. P. Cucala; A. Fernandez; F. de Cuadra; E. Pilo;

Innovative technologies for public transport
G. Pede; A. Agostini;

Setting for compact roundabout optimal lighting plans
A. Pratelli;

Optimal planning for developing, modernizing and maintaining the street infrastructure of dense and large urban areas
M. Popa; S. Raicu; E. Rosca; D. Costescu;

Infrastructure’s influence on rail punctuality
M. Veiseth; N. Olsson; I. A. F. Saetermo;

Low-polluting, high-efficiency, mixed fuel/natural gas engine for transport application
M. Gambino; S. Iannaccone; L. De Simio;

Research into the impact of biodiesel usage in transport on sustainable development
Z. Bazaras; A. Kersys; R. Kersys; N. Kersiene; R. Raudys;

Experimental performance analysis of LPG four wheeler engines
R. R. Saraf; S. S. Thipse; P. K. Saxena;

Urban Land-Use Transport Interaction modelling: state of the art and applications
F. Russo; G. Musolino;

A dynamic adaptive decision framework: integrating transport and land use measures aimed at traffic congestion reduction
W. Heyns; C. B. Schoeman;

Students’ perception of the level of traffic safety provided in school areas
S. Basbas; A. Kokkalis;

The investigation of car movement trajectories after contact in the case of collisions with stationary safety barriers
A. Tautkus; Z. Bazaras;

Risk assessment method for guaranteeing safety in the train control system
H.-J. Jo; J.-G. Hwang; Y.-K. Kim;

3GR technique to enhance run of the road analysis
M. Abdalla;

TachoScan PC NET SERVICE digital tachograph equipment
G. Nowacki; I. Mitraszewska; T. Kamiński;

Development of safety criteria for railway software
E.-j. Joung; K.-h. Shin;

Safety characteristics analysis of Korean standard communication protocol for railway signalling
J.-G. Hwang; H.-J. Jo;

Commodity flow study: Clark County, Nevada, USA
S. Conway; I. Navis;

Safety and geometric aspects of humps and road crossings
E. De Winne; P. De Winne;

An evaluation of the World Bank’s preparedness to meet future urban transport challenges
P. N. W. Freeman;

A model to reduce traffic, pollution and costs in urban distribution
L. F. Moreira da Silva; O. L. Fontes; D. Tacla;

Accessibility analysis of multimodal transport systems using advanced GIS techniques
T. Vorraa;

Social motion
M. Despang; E. Mumm;

Development of intercity work mode choice model for Saudi Arabia
H. M. Al-Ahmadi;

Achieving a win-win result in mega project delivery with suppliers through a different “partnering” approach
C. S. Chang; H. N. S. Cheung;

The environmental impact of urban transport: a case study for a new road in Catania province
F. Patania; A. Gagliano; F. Nocera; A. Galesi; A. D’Amico;

Toward noise protection planning in urban areas
V. Dragcevic; S. Lakusic; T. Rukavina;

Effects on environmental conditions of constructing a u-turn in East Tehran Highway
S. Boudaghpour; A. R. Jadidi;

A calculation code for the air pollution valuation produced by duty vehicles moving in an urban area
A. Nordio; E. Gattorna; A. Baudà;

Eco-driving simulation: evaluation of eco-driving within a network using traffic simulation
I. Kobayashi; Y. Tsubota; H. Kawashima;

A method of building an aggregated indicator of air-pollution impacts
T. Goger; R. Joumard;

Safety of users in road evacuation: general methodology and main results
F. Russo; A. Vitetta;

Safety of users in road evacuation: demand models
F. Russo; G. Chilà;

Safety of users in road evacuation: supply and demand-supply interaction models for users
A. Vitetta; G. Musolino; F. A. Marcianò;

Safety of users in road evacuation: simulation of a user refuge area
A. Vitetta; V. Assumma;

Safety of users in road evacuation: design of path choice models for emergency vehicles
A. Vitetta; A. Quattrone; A. Polimeni;

Safety of users in road evacuation: pedestrian outflow models in a building
M. Di Gangi; P. Velonà;

Safety of users in road evacuation: planning internal processes and guidelines
F. Russo; C. Rindone;

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