Advances in City Transport
Case Studies
Published on 14. December 2005
Book
Hardback
208 pages
978-1-85312-799-1 (ISBN)
Description
City transport system studies have been a constant challenge for engineers and planners all over the world, particularly because their decisions affect people's daily lives. The environmental impacts in urban areas due to traffic play a significant role and it could be considered that nowadays the evaluation of intervening factors in the transport system is based on the examination of their environmental dimension; that is whether the target to upgrade the quality of the environment can be achieved. New ideas, which are often supported by the evolution of new technologies in the transport sector, have materialized in various cities all over the world where people from different backgrounds and cultures face similar daily problems as far as transportation is concerned. These case studies should benefit all those who are involved in the process of transportation planning and engineering.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Southampton
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85312-799-1 (9781853127991)
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Content
Chapter 1: Adelaide: innovations in transport systems, infrastructure and services Introduction; Overview of Adelaide and its transport systems; The O-Bahn guided busway; The Southern Expressway - a fully reversible road; Bus priority and public transport information; Conclusion Chapter 2: Vehicular pollution in Bangalore: an overview General history; The British Cantonment; After India's independence; Population; Parks and gardens; Meteorological conditions; Growth of motor vehicles in Bangalore; Status of air pollution in Bangalore; Pollution due to automobiles in Bangalore city; Air pollutant concentration at selected junctions; Ambient air quality; Some efforts taken by the authority to reduce vehicular pollution levels; Measures for reducing vehicular pollutants Chapter 3: Impact assessment of Bilbao's metro Introduction; Database; Methodology; Results; Conclusions Chapter 4: Innovating urban public transport: some recent developments in the Netherlands Introduction; A view on the transport system; Seamless multi-modal mobility; Using ICT for improving urban transport; Urban spatial development; A Dutch case: Phileas in Eindhoven; Conclusions and discussion Chapter 5: Transport and air quality in Santiago, Chile Urban characteristics of Santiago; Trip characteristics; Transport and air quality evolution in Santiago (1991-2001); The 2001-2010 urban transport plan for Santiago; Conclusions Chapter 6: Transport air pollution in Sao Paulo, Brazil: advances in control programs in the last 15 years Introduction; City traffic and transport programs; Air pollution control programs; Air emissions; Air quality; Air quality trend in the central area; The future Chapter 7: Issues in transportation planning - the Singapore experience Introduction; Land use and transport planning; Travel demand management; Public transport operations; Traffic engineering and control; Conclusion Chapter 8: Development of an integrated transportation system in Thessaloniki: current situation and future prospects Introduction; Trip and vehicle characteristics in T.M.A.; Presentation of the existing transportation system; Planned major transport infrastructure projects; Evaluation of transport infrastructure scenarios through the use of modelling; Transport telematics applications; Traffic and air pollution; Conclusions