Research Methods in Modern Urban Transportation Systems and Networks (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems)

✍ Scribed by Elżbieta Macioszek (editor), Grzegorz Sierpiński (editor)

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 195
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book presents many valuable research methods useful in conducting research in modern urban transportation systems and networks. The knowledge base in practical examples, as well as the decision support methods described in this book, is of interest to people who face the challenge of searching for solutions to the problems of contemporary transport networks and systems on a daily basis. The book is therefore addressed to local authorities related to the planning and development of strategies for selected areas with regard to transport (both in the urban and regional dimensions) and to representatives of business and industry, as people directly involved in the implementation of urban transportation systems and networks solutions. The methods contained in individual chapters of the book allow to look at a given problem in an advanced way and facilitate the selection of the appropriate strategy (e.g., in relation to the air quality in considering the impact of the atmospheric emission from the urban road traffic, the role of incentive programs in promoting the purchase of electric cars, life-cycle costing decision-making methodology and urban intersection design, but also in assessing the impact of the socio-financial conditions on the bike-sharing system operation and its implementation in medium-sized cities, etc.). In turn, due to the new approach to theoretical models (including comparison methods of driving errors in a single-lane and multi-lane roundabouts, methods of parking measurements, methods of ensuring the technical readiness of transport companies fleet due to the region's capabilities as well as speed-related surrogate measures of road safety based on floating car data), the book is also of interest to scientists and researchers carrying out research in this area.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface
Contents
1 Method of Ensuring the Technical Readiness of Transport Companies Fleet Due to the Region’s Capabilities
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Literature Review
1.3 Proposed Methodology
1.4 Case Study and Discussion
1.5 Conclusions
References
2 Analysis of the Air Quality in Considering the Impact of the Atmospheric Emission from the Urban Road Traffic
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Analysis of the Air Quality on the Example of the Kharkiv City of Ukraine
2.3 Assessment of Air Pollution of the System “Road-Environment”
2.4 Conclusions
References
3 Using the Maja Multi-criteria Method in Assessment of the Operation of Vehicles with Different Power Transmission Systems from the Perspective of Sustainable Urban Mobility
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Using the Multi-criteria Decision Support Method for Assessment of Vehicles in the Urban Environment
3.2.1 Procedure of the Maja Multi-criteria Assessment Method and Its Use for Vehicle Selection According to a Pre-set Criterion
3.2.2 Case Study
3.2.3 Results Analysis
3.3 Conclusions
References
4 The Role of Incentive Programs in Promoting the Purchase of Electric Cars—Review of Good Practices and Promoting Methods from the World
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The Electric Car Promotion Policy Based in Incentive Programs
4.3 The Review of Good Practices, Methods in the Promotion of Electric Cars in the World
4.4 The Preliminary Study of the Role of Incentive Programs in Promoting the Purchase of Electric Cars under Polish Conditions
4.5 Conclusions
References
5 Life-Cycle Costing Decision-Making Methodology and Urban Intersection Design: Modelling and Analysis for a Circular City
5.1 Introduction
5.1.1 The Background of Circular Cities
5.1.2 The Aim of the Study
5.2 The Life-Cycle Costing Method for Evaluating Urban Intersection Designs
5.2.1 Materials and Data
5.3 Discussion and Conclusions
References
6 Method of Assessing the Impact of the Socio-financial Conditions on the Bike-Sharing System Operation and Its Implementation in Medium-Sized Cities
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Bike-Sharing in Large Cities in Poland
6.3 Proposed Research Method
6.4 Bike-Sharing Systems in Medium-Sized Cities in Poland
6.5 Budget Analysis of Selected Medium-Sized Cities in Poland
6.6 Conclusions
References
7 Factors Affecting the Choice of Transportation for School Trips
7.1 Introduction
7.1.1 School Transportation
7.1.2 Transportation Selection for School Trips
7.2 Materials and Methods
7.2.1 The Basic Structure of the Educational System in Iraq
7.2.2 Baghdad City as a Case Study
7.2.3 Data and Statistical Analysis
7.3 Results and Discussion
7.3.1 Primary Schools
7.3.2 Middle Schools
7.3.3 High Schools
7.4 Conclusion
References
8 Research on Parents’ Attitude Towards Children Safe Transportation: The Cross-Sectional Survey Method
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Literature Review
8.3 Methods
8.3.1 Study Design and Participants
8.3.2 Data Collection
8.4 Results
8.5 Conclusions
References
9 Speed-Related Surrogate Measures of Road Safety Based on Floating Car Data
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Methodology
9.3 Results
9.3.1 Sampling Rate
9.3.2 Study Size
9.3.3 Free-Flow Speed Determination
9.3.4 Reliability
9.3.5 Validity
9.3.6 Use Cases
9.4 Summary, Discussion and Conclusions
References
10 Unsafe Driving Behaviours at Single-Lane Roundabouts: Empirical Evidence from CHAID Method
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Literature Review
10.3 Study Methodology
10.3.1 Participants
10.3.2 Test Route
10.3.3 Experiment Design
10.3.4 Drivers’ Unsafe Behaviours Classification
10.3.5 Analytic Method
10.3.6 Results and Discussions
10.4 Conclusions
References
11 Naturalistic Driving Study: Methodological Aspects and Exemplary Analysis of a Long Roadwork Zone
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Experimental
11.2.1 Naturalistic Driving: Driver and Equipment
11.2.2 Selection of Roads
11.3 Methodology
11.3.1 Data Processing
11.3.2 Road Signs
11.3.3 Road Markings
11.4 Results
11.4.1 Test Vehicle Speed
11.4.2 Overtaking
11.4.3 Road Signs
11.4.4 Road Markings
11.4.5 Other
11.5 Discussion
11.6 Conclusions
References
12 Methods of Parking Measurements—Research of Parking Characteristics in Paid Parking Zones with Dynamic Parking Information
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Methods of Parking Measurements
12.3 Parking Characteristics Research at PPZ and DPI in Gliwice
12.4 Conclusions
References