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Urban transport XXIII

This book contains papers presented by an extensive selection of international delegates at the 23rd International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment. Due to its continued success and multiplicity of topics, the series is considered to be a leading source of new research in the area of transport engineering.
Print Book, English, 2017
WIT Press, Southampton, 2017
Conference papers and proceedings
1 volume : illustrations (black and white) ; 26 cm
9781784662097, 1784662097
1044951979
ContentsSection 1: Urban strategiesCity centre regeneration by removing motorways: impacts on mobility and urban life; Supporting cities' emission mitigation strategies: modelling urban transport in a TIMES energy system modelling framework; Transportation planning in South Africa: a failure to adjust; Evaluating attitudes on the quality of service of pedestrian networksSection 2: Urban transport planning and managementCity-port relationships in Malaga, Spain: effects of the new port proposals on urban traffic; Urban transport system analysis; The barriers in the implementation process and the operation of innovative urban transport: the case of BRT Jakarta; Optimization of horizontal highway alignment using a path planner methodSection 3: Public policies and governanceWhat are the regulations for ICT-based mobility services in urban transportation systems? The cases of ride-booking regulation in Sao-Paulo and Rio de Janeiro; Crisis in governance: unmarked taxis operating in Abidjan, Cote d'IvoireSection 4: Public transport systemsSpatial relationships between mobility opportunities and constraints of transport disadvantages: the case of Santiago de Cali, Colombia; Choosing between tram and metro in Hong Kong - utility, affect and demographics; Comparison between bus rapid transit and light-rail transit systems: a multi-criteria decision analysis approach; Key-cost drivers selection in local public bus transport services through machine learningSection 5: Transportation modelling and simulationApplication of rigid-body numerical simulations for modelling wheel-rail contact interactions and 3D moving load analyses; Simulation research on the process of lane change by a motor vehicle steered in an open- and closed-loop systemSection 6: Mobility and public spaceManagement of sidewalk maintenance to improve walking comfort for senior citizens; Urban mobility and influence factors: a case study of PragueSection 7: Eco-mobility transport systemsFrom car to bike: marketing and dialogue as a driver of change; Developing smart, affordable and sustainable multi-resident housing through solar energy and electric transport integration; An innovative car sharing electric vehicle system: an Italian experienceSection 8: Infrastructure developmentSustainable and durable material for pavement construction; A statistical approach to the estimation of bicycle level of service models for the Cicloruta in Bogota, Colombia; Daylight modelling and analysis reduces installation and operational costs of lighting for tunnel BR 21 in Brisbane, AustraliaSection 9: Innovations in transportAdaptive speed limit for last mile vehicles on public walkways; Interpolation and spatial matching method of various public data for building an integrated database; Introducing mobility sharing with automated driving: reducing time and space for parkingSection 10: Environmental impactProposed criteria to determine typical vehicular driving cycles using minimum weighted differences; Monitoring and reducing vehicular impact on air quality at intersections: a case study in China; Application of a methodology for the spatial analysis of air pollutant levels at the Darcy Ribeiro campus of the University of Brasilia; Improving reliability of product subjected to random vibration during transportationSection 11: Traffic controlA Finnish road design competition based on the service level method; Saturation flow estimation at signalized intersections under mixed traffic conditionsSection 12: Human factor and railway safety (Special session by F. Jubert)Feedback on the human factors awareness campaign related to railway safety at RATP; Human factors in cybersecurity for transportation systemsSection 13: Safety and securityCollision avoidance system with uni-directional communication for mitigating the adverse effects on following vehicles; Effects of ground conditions on whole-body vibration exposure on cars: a case study of drivers of armored vehiclesSection 14: Traffic accidentsAnalysis of the seasonal and regional variations in the accident hazard in Poland; Maintenance priority associated with Powered Two-Wheeler safety; Influencing factors on vehicle-pedestrian crash severity of school-aged pedestriansSection 15: Travel behaviour studiesLambert W function based semi-analytical framework for estimation of speed and passenger car unit; A discrete choice approach to define individual parking choice behaviour for the PARKAGENT model; Segmenting fare evader groups by factor and cluster analysis; Creating a tribal culture of traffic safety; Appraising the influence of street patterns on non-motorized travel behaviour in Ahmedabad City, India; Challenges of using the bus as an older personSection 16: Railway systemsComparison of HSR lines in Turkey and the world and their spatial impact: a case study of the Ankara-Konya HSR line; Wear rates in urban rail systemsAuthor index
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