Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century

Book Description

This international conference on Urban Transport and the Environment has successfully been reconvened annually for the last sixteen years. It has always attracted a wide international spread of delegates and is well established as the premier annual event of its type. It first started in Southampton, UK in 1995; continuing in Barcelona, Spain (1996); Acquasparta, Italy (1997); Lisbon, Portugal (1998); Rhodes, Greece (1999); Cambridge, UK (2000); Lemnos, Greece (2001); Seville, Spain (2002); Crete, Greece (2003); Dresden, Germany (2004); Algarve, Portugal (2005); WIT campus in the New Forest, UK (2006); Coimbra, Portugal (2007); Malta (2008); and Bologna, Italy (2009).The continuing requirement 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 this well-established meeting which demonstrates the steady growth and research into urban transport systems. The variety of topics covered by this conference is of primary importance for analysing the complex interaction of the urban transport environment and for establishing action strategies for transport and traffic problems.Transportation in cities with its related environmental and social concerns is a topic of the utmost importance for urban authorities and central governments around the world. Urban Transport systems require considerable studies to safeguard their operational use, maintenance and safety. They produce significant environmental impacts and can enhance or degrade the quality of life in urban centres. The emphasis is to seek transportation systems that minimize any ecological and environmental impact, are sustainable and help to improve the socio-economic fabric of the city. Another area of concern addressed by the conference is that of public safety and security, seeking ways to protect passengers while retaining the efficiency of the systems.

Book Contents

A transport strategy for Portugal
N. M. Gomes Rocha;

Pedestrians’ needs in the urban environment: the case of the city of Trikala, Greece
S. Basbas; C. Konstantinidou; N. Gogou;

Costs and externalities of road transport in Portugal
M. Lopes; P. Gomes; H. Martins; C. Borrego;

Ant Colony Optimisation approaches for the transportation assignment problem
L. D’Acierno; M. Gallo; B. Montella;

Small urban area transportation planning
I. Ćavar; M. Petrović; Z. Kavran;

An investigation of the variability of start-up lost times and departure headways at signalized intersections in urban areas
E. Matsoukis; St. Efstathiadis;

Roundabout perception: review of standards and guidelines for advanced warning
A. Pratelli; R. R. Souleyrette; C. Harding;

The evacuation plan design under uncertain times of transportation
J. Janáček;

An information and cooperation portal for large public events in urban areas
W. Engelbach; S. Frings;

Pedestrian risk perception in signalized street crossings
N. Eliou; A. Galanis; A. Proios;

Suggestions toward quality improvement in public transportation service in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
D. I. De Souza; D. Kipper; P. Duarte;

Optimisation of transit fares: a multimodal approach based on system and external costs
B. Montella; L. D’Acierno; M. Gallo;

Design of urban public transport lines as a multiple criteria optimisation problem
Ľ. Jánošíková; M. Blatoň; D. Teichmann;

Urban planning guidelines for a low carbon society: focus on urban transport
M. Taniguchi; K. Kodama; T. Fujii;

The expected role of railways in the economic development of Saudi Arabia
M. Aldagheiri;

A model to estimate road transport emissions from the entire life cycle
J. Lumbreras; D. Ballarín; J. M. López; R. Villimar; B. Arenas; F. Aparicio; E. Rodríguez;

Emission tests in city buses under real road conditions
J. Merkisz; M. Idzior; J. Pielecha; W. Gis;

Experimental investigation of combustion characteristics and emissions in a spark ignition engine fuelled with gas in lean operation
M. S. Boulahlib; F. Medaerts; A. M. Boukhalfa;

The study of urban track transportation environmental noise and vibration prevention: floating slab track of Taipei MRT
S. Chang; K. Y. Chang; K. H. Cheng;

Effectiveness of mobility management in a transportation policy aimed at achieving the Kyoto Protocol–Kyoto project for studying an efficient car utilization
T. Murao; D. Nakagawa; R. Matsunaka; T. Oba;

Model of connecting an airport by rail–case study: the city of Zagreb
T. Mihetec; M. Petrovic; M. Starcevic;

Benefits of urban light rail trains: a perspective from Spain
S. Carpintero; V. Maraña; R. Barcham;

The role of railway stations in increasing transport demand
M. Petrović; V. Jenić; D. Kaužljar;

Investigating the traction system in trains
A. Daadbin; Z. Biqian; J. Rosinski;

A comparison of the engineering properties of gap-graded and well-graded road bituminous mixtures
I. Kamaruddin; A. Soelistijo; M. Napiah;

Petrographic assessment of re-textured road surface aggregates
M. R. Soleymani Kermani; M. Safarzadeh;

Dynamic approaches to demand model in evacuation conditions
F. Russo; G. Chilà;

A system of models for signal setting design of a signalized road network in evacuation conditions
F. A. Marcianò; G. Musolino; A. Vitetta;

A tool for tracing emergency vehicles during evacuation
A. Polimeni; A. Quattrone; A. Vitetta;

Evaluation methods for evacuation planning
F. Russo; C. Rindone;

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