Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century

Book Description

Transportation in cities, with related environmental and social concerns, continues to be a topic of the utmost priority for urban authorities and central governments around the world. Frequently, the concern is not orderly but driven by safety crises, which take place regularly, and even the best-planned urban transport systems require considerable studies to keep them operational, well-maintained, safe and secure.

On a broader front, the continuing need for better urban transport systems in general and the need for a healthier environment has led to an increased level of research around the world. This is reflected in the proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century , which stresses the continuous steady growth and research into the urban transport systems control aspects, information and simulation systems. All these topics continue to be of importance for analyzing the complex inter-relation of the urban transport environment and for establishing action strategies for transport and traffic problems.

This volume presents papers under the following topics: Transport planning and management; Public transport systems; Intermodal transport systems; Transport sustainability; Environmental and ecological considerations; Land use and transport integration; Transport technology; Intelligent transport systems; Road pricing; Transport modelling and simulation; Safety issues; Safety of users in road evacuation.

Book Contents

Stated Preference surveys and the valuation of urban transport systems
S. Basbas;

Planning deliveries from end to beginning: an assessment methodology proposal for big cities in developing countries, with real case application
D. Tacla; O. F. Lima Jr; S. Suyama; R. C. Botter;

Positioning a traffic congestion management plan within South African planning
W. Heyns; C. B. Schoeman;

Role of railway traffic in public urban and suburban passenger transport (example of the City of Zagreb)
D. Barić; D. Badanjak; L. Novačko;

Evaluation of shared use of bicycles and pedestrians in Japan
P. Zhe; H. Yamanaka; K. Kakihara;

Identifying appropriate options for delivering urban transportation to older people
J. F. Brake;

A study on the planning concept of walking for health referring to “Tokyo Hoken Doro Promenade Proposal”
J. Sanada;

Assessment of proposed business plans of on-trip and pre-trip information in the LRT system (public urban transit) of the city of Zagreb
I. Ćavar; D. Barić; Z. Kavran;

Defence in depth: transport system and defence system
A. Cointet;

On performance sensitivity of urban transportation networks
A. Di Febbraro; N. Sacco;

Lyapunov based stability analysis for metro lines
A. Berbey; R. Galán; P. San Segundo; J. Sanz-Bobi;

Sequential methods for user choices: tests and properties applied to a panel database
G. Chilà;

Challenges of urban transport problems and city logistics: Sao Paulo city center case
A. G. L. Peixoto Neto; M. L. Galves; O. F. Lima Júnior; D. Tacla;

The concerns of RAT Bucharest and ICPE SAERP Bucharest for environmental protection and reducing energy consumption in urban transportation
I. Străinescu; V. Rădulescu; P. Marin;

Advanced bus transit systems – “best practice” mobility solutions for emerging agglomerations
G. Mattrisch; D. M. Weiss;

Selection of LRT system track gauge using multi-criteria decision-making (City of Zagreb)
L. Novačko; I. Ćavar; D. Hozjan;

Catchment areas for public transport
J. L. E. Andersen; A. Landex;

Impacts of infrastructures on reliability of urban rail bound public transport networks
S. Tahmasseby; R. van Nes;

Case report of overcrowded buses and a possible solution
N. M. Gomes Rocha;

Driving equipments made by ICPE SAERP for urban electric transport vehicles
V. Radulescu; I. Strainescu; L. C. Moroianu; V. Serbu; E. Tudor; S. Gheorghe; C. Goia; Fl. Bozas; A. Dascalu; D. Braslasu; M. Tanase; G. Mitroi; S. Badea; I. Sburlan; C. Ungurasu; V. Lupu; B. Radulescu;

Public transportation: a method for decreasing the traffic load in large cities
S. A. Tabatabaie; A. A. Davoodi;

Evaluation of the travel demand and proper solution suggestion for developing public bus transport: a case study in Ahwaz city
A. A. Davoodi; S. A. Tabatabaie;

Passenger intermodal terminal stations: role and infrastructure
M. Pitsiava-Latinopoulou; E. Zacharaki; S. Basbas; I. Politis;

Use of railways for urban passenger transport
B. Abramović; M. Petrović; J. Blašković Zavada;

Travel times, operating and total costs: comparison between Tuscan trucked air cargo and an environmentally sustainable intermodal freight system
A. Nordio; R. Torrese; G. Porta; M. G. Vignolo;

Sustainable mobility planning in the tourist centres: the estimation of transport demand
P. Zito; G. Salvo; L. La Franca;

Evaluating the assessment of the Portuguese national plan for climate change transports mitigation measures
D. Borrego; A. Gomes;

Sustainable mobility in the city of Larissa
S. Gerasimou;

The influence of potential policy measures on the eco-efficiency of personal vehicle mobility in Brussels
N. Sergeant; J. Matheys; J.-M. Timmermans; H. Rombaut; J. Van Mierlo;

LCA of conventional and alternative vehicles using a “data range-based modeling system”
F. Boureima; N. Sergeant; V. Wynen; H. Rombaut; J. Matheys; J. Van Mierlo; M. De Vos; B. De Caevel;

Gaseous biofuels from waste: low environmental and toxicological impact with maximum benefit on the greenhouse effect
L. De Simio; M. Gambino; S. Iannaccone;

Dissolving oxygen in diesel fuel as a way to make road transport more environmentally friendly
J. Merkisz; M. Bajerlein; W. Kozak;

Testing methods for exhaust toxic emissions from vehicles in Poland
J. Merkisz; W. Gis;

Nanotechnology and modern materials as a way to make road transportation cleaner
P. Fuć;

Reduction of NO emission from diesel engines by the application of ceramic oxygen conductors
J. Merkisz; P. Fuć; P. Lijewski;

Comparison of environmental loads with rail track systems using simplified life cycle assessment (LCA)
C. K. Lee; J. Y. Lee; Y. K. Kim;

Numerical analysis and measures for the evaluation of comfort inside buses used for public transport
R. de Lieto Vollaro; S. Grignaffini; A. Vallati;

Virtual inversion of environment vibration sources caused by rail traffic in urban areas
X. Tao; X. Zheng; Q. Xing;

Long-term effect of eco-driving education on fuel consumption using an on-board logging device
B. Beusen; T. Denys;

Sunflower oil as fuel in a diesel engine
C. Arapatsakos; A. Karkanis; D. Cristoforidis; D. Mitroulias; C. Teka;

A time-series analysis of the relationship between urban layout and automobile reliance: have cities shifted to integration of land use and transport?
M. Taniguchi; R. Matsunaka; K. Nakamichi;

Local development impact assessment for a high speed rail system: a Taiwan study
J. J. Lin; C. M. Feng; L. C. Huang;

Effect of urban railroads on the land use structure of local cities
T. Oba; S. Matsuda; A. Mochizuki; D. Nakagawa; R. Matsunaka;

Analysis and improvement of “The Last Mile” to and from the national airport as part of the mobility policy in the Brussels urban area
J. Matheys; C. Rogolle; N. Sergeant; F.-S. Boureima; J.-M. Timmermans; H. Rombaut; J. Van Mierlo;

Transit oriented development – integrating land-use and transport in small island states
M. Borg; R. Orsini;

Prediction of engineering properties of recycled aged rubberized mixes using GPC
S.-J. Lee; H. Kim; S. N. Amirkhanian; K. W. Kim;

Comparative study on GPS and cellular probe techniques for freeway travel speed estimations
R. R. He; T. Z. Qiu; B. Ran;

Dynamic simulation of tram–train vehicles on railway track
M. Bruner; L. Rizzetto;

Weather-dependent road travel time forecasting using a neural network
G. Ghiani; D. Gullì; F. Mari; R. Simino; R. Trunfio;

Speed control of subways and trams
I. Strainescu; E. Tudor; V. Serbu; F. Bozas; S. Badea;

Revenue management based model for the dynamic definition of toll price for freight vehicles
S. Schreiner; T. Hyodo;

Application of self-selected pricing to the Japanese highway fee system based on the ETC
T. Suzuki;

Modelling of route choice behaviours of car-drivers under imperfect information
T. Miyagi; M. Ishiguro;

An analysis of transportation system mechanisms using the agent-based simulation
S. Nakayama;

How to derive the analytical capacity model for not-conventional urban roundabouts
O. Giuffrè; A. Granà; T. Giuffrè; R. Marino;

Convergence of day-to-day traffic flow dynamics under tradable bottleneck permits
K. Wada; T. Akamatsu; S. Kikuchi;

A fixed-point model and algorithms for simulating urban freight distribution in a multimodal context with crossed congestion
L. D’Acierno; M. Gallo; B. Montella;

Behavioural analysis of railway passengers using smart card data
Y. Asakura; T. Iryo; Y. Nakajima; T. Kusakabe; Y. Takagi; M. Kashiwadani;

Extending activity-based models of travel demand to represent activity-travel behaviour of children: some descriptive results
T. Arentze; H. Timmermans;

Accident prediction models in urban areas: Lisbon case study
S. Vieira Gomes; C. Carvalheira; J. Cardoso; L. Picado Santos;

When is the concept of generalized transport costs useless? The effects of the change in the value of time
T. Kono; H. Morisugi; A. Kishi;

Path generation modelling: experimentation on Italian road freight transport
A. Quattrone;

A suggestion of path enumeration algorithm based on massive behavioral space information
Y. Yamakawa; E. Hato;

Modelling traffic in detail with mesoscopic models: opening powerful new possibilities for traffic analyses
T. Vorraa; A. Brignone;

Vehicle route optimization of Centrally Dynamic Route Guidance Systems
H. Zhang; J. Q. Sun; Q. J. Hui; J. Guo;

Are older drivers different in the US and Italy?
G. Fancello; N. Stamatiadis; E. Pani-Wilkinson; P. Fadda;

Accidents black spots on highways and their low cost remedial measures
I. Hafeez; M. A. Kamal;

Safety of users in road evacuation: RP vs. SP surveys in demand analysis
F. Russo; G. Chilà;

Safety of users in road evacuation: calibration of cost functions and simulation
A. Vitetta; G. Musolino; F. A. Marcianò;

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

Safety of users in road evacuation: some enhancement in modelling pedestrian evacuation of a building
M. Di Gangi; P. Velonà; A. Catanzariti;

Safety of users in road evacuation: the logical framework approach in evacuation planning
F. Russo; C. Rindone;

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