Greening Canada's Passenger Transportation Systems: The Environmental, Economic and Social Benefits of a National Rapid Train System for Canada

1990 ◽  
Author(s):  
David McRobert
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Economic ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Passenger Transportation ◽  
Train System

Application of Sustainability Assessment to a Novel Plastic Recycling Process

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hari P. N. Nagarajan ◽  
Karl R. Haapala
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Economic ◽  
Crude Oil ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Pet Waste ◽  
Plastic Recycling

Plastic waste can be handled with several traditional waste management strategies, including landfilling, incineration, and recycling. Several novel strategies for recycling plastic waste have been proposed and researched for practical use, however the sustainability of the novel processes have not been analyzed in detail. This paper outlines a strategy for recycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste through pyrolysis. A sustainability assessment of the process is conducted to analyze the environmental, economic, and social performance of recycling PET waste into crude oil. Environmental performance is evaluated using life cycle assessment, and the ReCiPe, cumulative energy demand (CED), and cumulative exergy demand (CExD) impact assessment methods. Net present value analysis is used to assess the economic impacts of the process. To complete a holistic sustainability assessment, social benefits and impacts are presented through a qualitative review of the process. In addition, an environmental impact analysis of the production of virgin PET using the recovered crude oil is presented and compared with traditional virgin PET production in terms of sustainability performance metrics. CED and CExD impact results emphasize the conceivable evidence of plastic waste as an energy source. The research highlights the use of standardized impact assessment methods to realize the environmental, economic, and social benefits of recycling PET into crude oil. Furthermore, a review of various process improvements broadens the potential for optimization of the novel process to further elucidate the benefits of plastic recycling.

scholarly journals An Analysis Of Brownfield Redevelopment Projects In Mid-Sized Cities In Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Green
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Economic ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Large Population ◽  
First Century ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Market Forces ◽  
Brownfield Redevelopment ◽  
Twenty First Century

Brownfield redevelopment has become increasingly popular in the first part of the twenty-first century (Hollander, Kirkwood & Gold, 2010) because of the environmental, economic and social benefits realized from remediating and redeveloping brownfields. There has been little research conducted regarding the redevelopment of brownfields in smaller cities that do not have the strong market forces that have spurred brownfield redevelopment in locales such as Toronto and other large population centres. Municipalities with mid to low markets may need to take different approaches to redeveloping their brownfields and the current Provincial policies may not meet their needs. The purpose of this study is to investigate brownfield case studies in the cities of Sault Ste. Marie and Brantford, Ontario and offer explanations as to why some redevelopment plans have failed to occur in these communities and yet nearby sites have had success.

scholarly journals An Analysis Of Brownfield Redevelopment Projects In Mid-Sized Cities In Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Green
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Economic ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Large Population ◽  
First Century ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Market Forces ◽  
Brownfield Redevelopment ◽  
Twenty First Century

Brownfield redevelopment has become increasingly popular in the first part of the twenty-first century (Hollander, Kirkwood & Gold, 2010) because of the environmental, economic and social benefits realized from remediating and redeveloping brownfields. There has been little research conducted regarding the redevelopment of brownfields in smaller cities that do not have the strong market forces that have spurred brownfield redevelopment in locales such as Toronto and other large population centres. Municipalities with mid to low markets may need to take different approaches to redeveloping their brownfields and the current Provincial policies may not meet their needs. The purpose of this study is to investigate brownfield case studies in the cities of Sault Ste. Marie and Brantford, Ontario and offer explanations as to why some redevelopment plans have failed to occur in these communities and yet nearby sites have had success.

scholarly journals A Comparative Study of Two Passenger Transportation Systems between Two Bangladeshi Cities

1970 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
K Shahriar Iqbal ◽  
Samir K Shil
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Water Transport ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Ecological Impact ◽  
Freight Rate ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Passenger Transportation ◽  
Water Transportation ◽  
Marine Engineering ◽  
Inland Water Transport

Using life cycle impact assessment, required freight rate and the customer service time, the ecological impact and the economic performance of bus and water transportation systems were evaluated and compared for the Dhaka - Narayanganj route in Bangladesh. Then the benefit of modal shifting of passengers from bus to water transport is shown. The results are shown as three different comparison indices. The water transportation showed clear superiority in environmental and economic aspects. Only the ‘service quality' went to the favor of bus.   Keywords: Inland water transport, transportation planning, environmental pollution, life cycle assessment,  sustainable development, Kyoto Protocol.    doi:10.3329/jname.v2i2.928 Journal of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 2(2005) 1-10

Innovative Passenger Transportation Systems

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Csaba Csiszár ◽  
Bálint Csonka ◽  
Dávid Földes
Keyword(s):  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Passenger Transportation

scholarly journals Concept Layout Model of Transportation Terminals

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-ya Yao ◽  
Li-shan Sun ◽  
Wu-hong Wang ◽  
Hui Xiong
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Transportation Networks ◽  
Quantitative Relationship ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Previous Method ◽  
Guidance System ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Passenger Transportation ◽  
Terminal Structure ◽  
The Relationship

Transportation terminal is the key node in transport systems. Efficient terminals can improve operation of passenger transportation networks, adjust the layout of public transportation networks, provide a passenger guidance system, and regulate the development of commercial forms, as well as optimize the assembly and distribution of modern logistic modes, among others. This study aims to clarify the relationship between the function and the structure of transportation terminals and establish the function layout design. The mapping mechanism of demand, function, and structure was analyzed, and a quantitative relationship between function and structure was obtained from a design perspective. Passenger demand and terminal structure were decomposed into several demand units and structural elements following the principle of reverse engineering. The relationship maps between these two kinds of elements were then analyzed. Function-oriented concept layout model of transportation terminals was established using the previous method. Thus, a technique in planning and design of transportation structures was proposed. Meaningful results were obtained from the optimization of transportation terminal facilities, which guide the design of the functional layout of transportation terminals and improve the development of urban passenger transportation systems.

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