scholarly journals Kierunki rozwoju transportu zrównoważonego w miastach w kontekście zmian klimatu / Directions of sustainable transportation development in the context of climate change

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beata Wieteska-Rosiak
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Transportation Development

Sustainable Transportation Development

2011 ◽  
pp. 1044-1058
Author(s):  
Kushairi Rashid ◽  
Tan Yigitcanlar ◽  
Jonathan Bunker
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Spatial Dimension ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Disadvantaged Population ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Urban Settlements ◽  
Transportation Disadvantaged ◽  
Transportation Development ◽  
Density Development ◽  
Public Transport Services

Urban sprawl combined with low density development causes unsustainable development patterns including accessibility and mobility problems, especially for those who do not have the capacity to own a vehicle or access to quality public transport services. Sustainable transportation development is crucial in order to solve transport disadvantage problems in urban settlements. People who are affected by these problems are referred to as ‘transportation disadvantaged’. Transportation disadvantage is a multi-dimensional problem that combines socio-economics, transportation and spatial characteristics or dimensions. However, a substantial number of transportation disadvantage studies so far only focus on the socio-economic and transportation dimensions, while the latter dimension of transportation disadvantage has been neglected. This chapter investigates the spatial dimension of transportation disadvantage by comparing the travel capabilities of residents and their accessibility levels with land use characteristics. The analysis of the study identifies significant land use characteristics with travel inability, and is useful for identifying the transportation disadvantaged population.

Climate Change and Sustainable Transportation in Megacities

2021 ◽  
pp. 12-22
Author(s):  
Wulf-Holger Arndt ◽  
Xiaoxu Bei ◽  
Günter Emberger ◽  
Ulrich Fahl ◽  
Oliver Lah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Transportation

Travel and Emissions Analysis of Sustainable Transportation Policies with Activity-Based Modeling

2015 ◽  
Vol 2531 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoram Shiftan ◽  
Leonid Kheifits ◽  
Michael Sorani
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Transport Activity ◽  
Total Vehicle ◽  
Land Use Policies ◽  
Rich Information ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Transportation Development ◽  
The City

Although activity-based models (ABMs) are starting to be used for metropolitan area transportation planning and policy making, experience is lacking in the use of the wealth of information and measures that such models offer. This paper reports on the implementation of an advanced ABM developed for the Tel Aviv, Israel, metropolitan area to analyze the various transport, activity, and emissions impacts of auto restraint, transit, and land use policies. The policy implications of various scenarios are presented. The results showed that a combination of aggressive pull-and-push measures to encourage more transit and less car use had only marginal impacts on total vehicle kilometers traveled, emissions, and greenhouse gas emissions. Other findings showed no synergic effects and suggested that some policies might have had unintended outcomes. All of the policies tested led to less congestion but increased accessibility at the same time; the increased accessibility attracted more trips to the city. Overall, this study showed that ABMs could provide important advantages in the analysis of various transport policies to improve sustainable transportation development and to enable detailed analyses of the synergic effects of various policies and their impact on many indicators. The paper advances the state of the practice of the use of ABMs for policy analysis, but much more experience and insight are needed on the best way to use the rich information and abundant measures obtained from such models.

scholarly journals Sustainable Urban Transportation Criteria and Measurement—A Systematic Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7113
Author(s):  
Lisa Kraus ◽  
Heike Proff
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Urban Transportation ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Rating System ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Transportation Projects ◽  
Sustainability Measurement

Sustainable transportation plays a key role in social participation and climate change. However, no universally accepted set of criteria for tracking the progress of urban sustainable transportation projects currently exists; one reason for this is the absence of a standardized lexicon for sustainability measurement elements. Therefore, this paper conducts a systematic literature review and analysis of sustainable transportation criteria using 21 papers from journals listed in the German rating system JOURQUAL3 (JQ3) and published between 2010 and 2020. The paper thus develops a unified vocabulary for sustainability measurement elements that is structured into a hierarchy. The goal (sustainable transportation) presides over the following three sustainability dimensions: objectives (e.g., minimization of traffic clogging), criteria (e.g., congestion), and indicators (e.g., cost of traffic congestion). Within the hierarchy, the main criteria for urban multimodal sustainable transportation are identified as follows: 13 social, 11 economic, and 9 environmental main criteria are determined. The three main criteria used most in the literature exclusively concern the environment. Future research is recommended to assess the interrelations between the criteria as their assignment to sustainability dimensions is ambiguous in the existing literature. This paper helps mobility managers to make decisions about urban transportation concepts and while overseeing projects.

scholarly journals Applying 3D-Eco Routing Model to Reduce Environmental Footprint of Road Transports in Addis Ababa City

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seifu Woldemichael Busho ◽  
Daniel Alemayehu
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Air Pollutants ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Air Pollutant ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Pollutant Emission ◽  
Road Transportation ◽  
Applied Model

Abstract Climate change has emerged as a very important threat to economic development, atmosphere, and public health. One of the driving factors for global climate change was road transportation. therefore, this sector needs a responsibility of reducing its effect on the environment. this study finds ways to mitigate climate change impacts on environment especially greenhouse gas emissions and other selected air pollutants by anew navigation concept called eco route by applying a 3D Eco -Routing Model to reduce the environmental footprints of road transports in Addis Ababa city for distribution vehicles. The applied model in this study considered the road gradient, varying velocity or speed of vehicles, and weight of vehicles to evaluate gradient effects on consumption of fuel, CO 2 and also other air pollutants emission, the model is applied in three scenarios within different vehicle weight range and three different cases in the city of Addis Ababa, political capital of Africa, The attained results imply eco-routes emission Reduction potentials up to 39.81% from fuel and CO 2 and 25.65% from other air pollutant in the tested scenarios. The results showed that Eco Routes have the ability of reducing Fuel consumption, CO 2 and other air pollutant emission rate. Such potentials of eco routes make them an ecological solution for a future sustainable transportation in Addis Ababa City. This study recommends the use of Eco Routes, rather than Fastest and Shortest Routes, where significant road gradients exist.

scholarly journals Transportation Network Companies: Drivers’ Perceptions of Ride-Sharing Regarding Climate Change and Extreme Weather

Climate ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
Sandra Olivia Brugger ◽  
Theresa Watts
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Transportation Network ◽  
Extreme Weather ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Extreme Weather Events ◽  
Weather Events ◽  
Transportation Sector ◽  
Reduce Emissions ◽  
Transportation Network Companies

The transportation sector is a major factor contributing to climate change. Transportation Network Companies (TNC) may become part of solutions to reduce emissions and their drivers play an important role in doing so. This study aims to understand TNC driver’s perceptions of climate change, to understand how climate change and extreme weather affects their business and how they see their role in contributing to or mitigating climate change. We conducted an in-person survey of TNC drivers in Nevada, USA, and analyzed the derived information with descriptive statistics and content analysis. Among the 75 TNC drivers, almost half believe climate change is happening and is caused by human activities. We found TNC drivers and their business are affected by extreme weather events. Currently the drivers do not see their role in mitigating climate change and lack the awareness of green initiatives already in place by TNCs’. We conclude that TNCs could increase their climate change responsibility by providing driver incentives for cars with reduced emissions or by geographically expanding customer incentives for using sustainable TNC options such as car-pooling. By doing so, TNC may play a role in reducing global greenhouse gas emissions and traffic congestion; thus, contributing to improved sustainable transportation practices.

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