Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century

Book Description

Over the last sixteen years, the Wessex Institute of Technology has convened annually the International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment in order to facilitate the sharing of research on a subject of growing importance to cities around the world.  Urban transportation systems can enhance or degrade the quality of urban life by their impact on the environment as well as their operation and accessibility.  Municipal authorities put a priority on transportation systems that minimize ecological and environmental impacts, are sustainable, and help to improve the socio-economic fabric of the city. At the same time, systems must ensure the safety and security of the public while retaining system efficiency.

All of these concerns are addressed by research presented at the conference and contained in this book. Topics covered include: Transport Modelling and Simulation; Urban Transport Planning and Management; Public Transport Systems; Land Use and Transport Integration; Traffic Integration and Control; Transportation Demand Analysis; Advanced Transport Systems; Intelligent Transport Systems; Safety and Security; Safety of Users in Road Evacuation.

 

Conference: Urban Transport 2011

Book Contents

Testing for a large roundabouts capacity model: experimental comparisons between Italy and Bahrain
A. Pratelli; H. M. N. Al-Madani;

A theoretical multimodal assignment model for simulating intermodal trips
L. D’Acierno; M. Gallo; B. Montella;

Transport service of a cargo consolidation centre with respect to logistics service of urban agglomerations
D. Pyza;

An adaptive learning algorithm for a route choice problem in uncertain traffic environments
T. Miyagi;

An assessment of accessibility of the low-income areas within the urban form in South Africa
I. M. Röntgen;

The optimization of vehicles recycling facility location
A. Merkisz-Guranowska;

Evaluation of road safety level in school areas: the case of the city of Thessaloniki, Greece
S. Basbas; C. Konstantinidou; A. Giorgou;

The need for change of the transport mode in the great cities of Romania
I. Străinescu; V. Rădulescu;

Metro systems in Europe: a comparison of the Copenhagen and Bucharest metros
T. Holvad;

Sustainable mobility in Cyprus: the city of Limassol
S. Gerasimou; M. Georgoudis;

The urban logistic service model in the aspect of the domestic logistic system
M. Jacyna;

Improving insight in modal choice determinants: an approach towards more sustainable transport
J. Hollevoet; A. De Witte; C. Macharis;

The car free city model
M. Alameri;

Transportation planning and its interface with spatial planning and environmental management: the position within South Africa
P. Carel;

Performance analysis of urban road intersections and its environmental implication: a case study of the Lagos metropolitan area
J. J. Dukiya; A. O. Ajiboye;

Multi-sensor data fusion for traffic planning and control
N. Corsi; A. Capitanelli;

A multimodal approach to bus frequency design
M. Gallo; L. D’Acierno; B. Montella;

Possible ways to improve public bus transportation in Itaperuna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
D. I. De Souza; R. Rocha; P. Duarte;

Punctuality index and expected average waiting time of stage buses in mixed traffic
M. Napiah; I. Kamaruddin; Suwardo;

Modelling the spillover effects of rail passenger crowding on individual well being and organisational behaviour
N. D. Mohd Mahudin; T. Cox; A. Griffiths;

Public transport system in the capital of Kyrgyzstan: current situation and analysis of its performance
A. Kadyraliev;

Analysis of flows and speeds of urban transit systems for consideration of modal transition in a corridor
R. S. Thilakaratne; S. C. Wirasinghe; J. Hubbell;

A logical approach for geo-coding and minimizing noise in the spatial data of public bus services in urban areas
Y. E. Hawas; M. B. Khan; N. Basu; K. Ahmed;

Criticism of Istanbul inner city urban transportation from the perspective of urban form
E. Aktuglu Aktan;

The effects of transportation system on the urban sprawl process for the city of Iasi, Romania
C. Iaţu; A. Munteanu; M. Boghinciuc; R. Cernescu; B. Ibănescu;

Validating stated preference surveys through the use of hedonic regression models with an application to housing prices around transit oriented developments
B. Smith; D. Olaru;

Urban growth and transport: understanding the spatial temporal relationship
M. Aljoufie; M. Zuidgeest; M. Brussel; M. van Maarseveen;

Travel behaviour studies facilitate integration of land use and transport planning
K. Puntambekar;

Travel to school and urban structure in medium and small sized cities: a case study of Castelo Branco
R. M. Alves; S. A. Duarte; M. I. Calcinha;

The Transport Integration Act 2010: driving integrated and sustainable transport outcomes through legislation
R. Pearce; I. Shepherd;

Developing optimal timing plans for cyclic traffic along arterials using pre-timed controllers
N. T. Ratrout;

Development of a red-light running violation index model for signalized intersections
S. A. Arhin; E. C. Noel; L. Williams; M. Lakew;

Metro line implementation in a European city
N. M. Gomes Rocha;

Empirical application of car demand elasticity using SATURN
J. Wang; H. Nguyen; Q. Feng;

Estimation of time-dependent O–D demand and route choice from link flows
R. He;

A modelling system for estimating freight quantities attracted by cities
A. Comi; E. Conte;

Commodity flow estimation models incorporating land use characteristics and economic factors
T. G. Jin; M. Saito; D. L. Eggett;

Urban electrical vehicles as the solution for public transportation in the cities of Romania
V. Rădulescu; I. Străinescu; L. Moroianu; E. Tudor; S. Gheorghe; C. Goia;

Modelling and simulation of a PRT network
M. Castangia; L. Guala;

Integrated system for monitoring road safety performance in cities
G. Al-Haji;

Development of a point machine surveillance device for safety and maintenance improvement in urban transit signalling systems
H. Jo; J. Hwang; S. Shin; J. Baek; Y. Kim; I. Lim;

Incorporating measurable outcomes into the highway design process: a case study to demonstrate highway safety improvements
C. E. Carrigan; M. H. Ray;

A data coding and screening system for accident risk patterns: a learning system
F. Geçer Sargin; Y. Duvarci; E. İnan; B. Kumova; İ. Atay Kaya;

A proposed performance-based highway design process: incorporating safety considerations
C. E. Carrigan; M. H. Ray;

Critical features about urban pedestrian crossings: a case study
M. Lo Presti; B. Lo Casto; F. Montano;

Raised crosswalks efficacy on the lowering of vehicle speeds
A. Pratelli; R. Pratali; M. Rossi;

Real-time evaluation of driver’s alertness on highways
G. S. Larue; A. Rakotonirainy; A. N. Pettitt;

How consistent are drivers in their driving? A driver training perspective
H. Malik; A. Rakotonirainy; G. Larue; F. Maire;

The effects of cultural dimension on people’s perception about security on public transport
A. Syam; D. Reeves; A. Khan;

A method for pedestrian crossing risk assessment
D. Antov; T. Rõivas; I. Antso; P. Sürje;

Demand models in road evacuation: a synopsis of recent contributions
F. Russo; G. Chilà;

Short-term forecasting in road evacuation: calibration of a travel time function
G. Musolino; A. Vitetta;

Dynamic vehicle routing in road evacuation: a model for route design
A. Polimeni; A. Vitetta;

Planning in road evacuation: classification of exogenous activities
F. Russo; C. Rindone;

Comparison of the emission factors measured in real world driving with those of COPERT 4
J. M. López; N. Flores; J. Lumbreras; R. Villimar;

Simulation model for the analysis of road vehicles global efficiency
G. Boschetti; M. Repetto; L. Damiani; A. Pini Prato;

Route planning for soft modes of transport: healthy routes
P. Ribeiro; J. F. G. Mendes;

Assessing speed enforcement policy measures by analyzing multi sustainability criteria
L. Vermote; F. Van Malderen; C. Macharis; K. Putman;

Prediction and mitigation of traffic induced ground vibrations in an urban zone
M. Mhanna; M. Sadek; I. Shahrour;

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