Contributor
Brebbia, C. A., editor of compilation.
Imprint:Southampton : WIT Press, c2014.
Description680 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Note:WIT transactions on the built environment, 1746-4498 ; v. 138.
Note:"The book contains the edited versions of papers presented at the 20th International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment, held in The Algarve, Portugal"...Preface
Note:Contents Section 1: Transport strategies Intermodal transportation perspectives in South Africa: a case study of its application within the Gauteng Province and lessons learned for other metropolitan areas; High-speed trains and tourists: what is the link? Evidence from the French and Spanish capitals; An applicable model for establishing sustainable traffic; Goods logistics in the city centre of Brno; The changes in airline network configurations (especially temporal configurations) in Europe; A travel plan as a tool for modifying university staff and students' travel behaviour towards sustainable practices Section 2: Public transport systems Replanning public transport services in the case of budget reductions; The comparison of regional and urban transit bus driver distraction; The value of information for the accessibility to concurrent transit system services; Spatial analysis of the potential demand for public transport in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Recapitalizing mini-bus taxis for effective public transportation in South Africa: the urban rural transport connection problem; Technology assessment of an electric urban bus system for Berlin; The Santos - Sao Vicente LRV: pioneering medium capacity rail transport in Brazil; The integration of buses with a high level of service in the medium cities urban context; Utilization of the spare capacity of exclusive bus lanes based on a dynamic allocation strategy; Analysis of parking usage at the park and ride facility in Klang Valley, Malaysia; Evaluating the satisfaction of passengers with different backgrounds for public transit; A bi-objective model for the integrated frequency-timetabling problem Section 3: Environmentally friendly transport modes Do sparsely populated rural areas have potential for the use of electric vehicles?; The environmental and economic effects of innovative measures in urban parcels delivery; The modes of government guidance for public bicycle operation and state-owned company operation: a case study of Hangzhou city in China; Targeting the introduction of E-bikes based on behaviour change potential and user perception; Characteristics of bicycle travel in Japan and the basic concept of the Bicycle Travel Space Development Guideline; Inland waterways transport for city logistics: a review of experiences and the role of local public authorities Section 4: Pedestrians and traffic The calibration of vehicle and pedestrian flow in Mangalore city using PARAMICS; Measuring walkability and its effect on light rail usage: a comparative study of the USA and Japan Section 5: Environmental impact Air pollution generated by road traffic in the city of Zagreb and measures proposed; An approach towards sustainable passenger mobility in urban areas: a life cycle perspective; The standing wave effect of a spiral spring in steel-spring floating-slab track on the noise in an urban transit carriage Section 6: Intelligent transport systems A modal shift of palletized fast moving consumer goods to the inland waterways: a viable solution for the Brussels-Capital Region?; Analyzing tweets to enable sustainable, multi-modal and personalized urban mobility: approaches and results from the Italian project TAM-TAM; A comparison of trajectories and vehicle dynamics acquired by high precision GPS and contemporary methods of digital image processing; A comparison of methods for detecting atypical trajectories; Assessment of certain applications of Vehicle-to-Vehicle communication in an urban network; Preparing port container terminals for the future: making the most of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS); Simulation-based evaluation of I2V systems' impact on traffic performance: case study - COOPERS Section 7: Transport safety and security The evaluation of road safety performances in urban areas; Identification assessment and the enhancement of accident data collection and analysis in KSA; How are vehicles running in underground expressways?; The safety problems met by powered two-wheelers in urban traffic; Analysis of traffic safety for cyclists: the automatic detection of critical traffic situations for cyclists Section 8: Infrastructure The state of urban road infrastructure and the implementation of the FRSC speed limiting devices in Nigeria; The constraint and liberation of urban morphology in Algiers; The peculiarities of travel cost measurement using intelligent technologies: theory and evidence Section 9: Experiences from emerging countries The Brazilian experience of flex-fuel vehicles technology: towards low carbon mobility; Performance indicators for urban transport development in Nigeria; An analysis of user satisfaction on transit stop and station services on the Dar es Salaam - Arusha National Highway Road, Tanzania; The sustainability of gravel roads as depicted by sub Saharan Africa's standard specifications and manuals for road works: Tanzania case study; Sustainable transport solutions at a crossroads in developing countries: insights and perspectives Section 10: Land use and transport integration Land use and transportation integration within the greater area of the North West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa: problems, prospects and solutions; Impact analysis of urban structure and the economic sustainability of public transport in the city of Murcia (Spain); Transit integrated housing in Cyprus; Urban renovation through the implementation of a high-speed railway station; Investigating the effects of improving public transport system linkage to spatial strategy on controlling urban sprawl: evidence from Surabaya City, Indonesia; The impact of transport management on the local activities system: the role of limited traffic zones.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and author index.
