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WIT Press Urban Transport XV Urban Transport and the Environment 2009 Edition by C. A. Brebbia
Transportation in cities with its related environmental and social concerns is a topic of priority for urban authorities and central government organisations around the world. Urban Transport systems require considerable studies to safeguard their operational use, maintenance and safety. The continuing requirement for better urban transport systems in general and the need for a healthier environment have led to an increased level of research around the world. This is reflected in the proceedings of this well-established meeting which demonstrates the steady growth and research into urban transport systems. The variety of topics covered by the conference is of primary importance for analysing the complex interaction of the urban transport environment and for establishing action strategies for transport and traffic problems. This International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment has been successfully reconvened annually for the last fourteen years.The fifteenth conference topics are: Urban Transport Planning and Management; Transport Demand Analysis; Traffic Integration and Control; Intelligent Transport Systems; Transport Modelling and Simulation; Land Use and Transport Integration; Public Transport Systems; Environmental and Ecological Aspects; Air and Noise Pollution; Safety and Security. Table of Contents : Section 1: Urban transport planning and management Urban traffic analysis from a large scale floating car data system; Changes in New Zealand transport mode choices over time by size of city; Mode succession in a public transit corridor; Estimating trip generation rates for two new development types; About the high capacity public transport networks territory functions; Random utility approach to re-designing the passengers interchange node; Urban intermodality: potentials for connecting the cities' public transport Section 2: Transportation demand analysis High occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes as a means of transport demand management: the Thessaloniki experience; Urban travellers' mode choice: towards a new culture for urban mobility; A survey of mobility behaviour as an example of research into the demand for urban transport in some Polish cities; An analysis of the transportation planning for the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa; Integration of traffic flow relations in a simulation environment Section 3: Traffic integration and control Simulation of hybrid buses: a study of fuel economy and emissions; Modelling the dynamics of urban transport: a simplistic approach to traffic impact assessment Section 4: Intelligent transport systems GSM/GPS based toll collection system - proposal for Poland; Performance measures for managing urban traffic signal systems; myTIS: a MAS-based TIS for public transport users; Driver behaviour models for a driving simulator-based intelligent speed adaptation system Section 5: Transport modelling and simulation The applications of virtual reality for interdisciplinary planning; The transportation planning process in Slovakia; Analysis of roundabout capacity under high demand flows; Transport modelling supported by GIS - an overview of GIS features now within Cube Section 6: Land use and transport integration A study on connectivity and accessibility between tram stops and public facilities; High Speed Rail, a new mode of suburban metropolitan transport; The role of the transport road network in the economic development of Saudi Arabia; Injecting a rapid rail link into a metropolis Section 7: Public transport systems Synchronization of regional public transport systems; Investigating predictors of the demand for public transport in Melbourne, Australia; How has the distribution of the population in local cities been changing over time according to the frequency of railways and tramways?; Preliminary results of studying optimal LRT network in the City of Zagreb; Marginalization due to distance from schools; The evaluation of public transport safety facilities in developing countries: a case study in Yogyakarta, Indonesia; Transit Bus Route Network Design: a model and its application in a real network; Optimization of public bus transport in Istanbul; Park and ride trips to work in the city of Sao Paulo; Service quality attributes in urban bus services: the experience of Belem-Para/Brazil Section 8: Environmental and ecological aspects Urban modal shift management in cities: an indicator based approach; Promoting sustainable energy in the New Zealand transport system: policies, programmes and strategic directions; SWOT analysis for an environment friendly urban transport system; Better ride for freight; Attenuation of environment vibration from rail traffic in urban areas; Evaluation of polymer modified asphalts containing warm mix additives in rheology; Small light urban vehicles: a solution for increasing energy efficiency and decreasing CO2 emissions within city limits; Sustainable urban transport - the contested role of car manufacturers; Multicriteria analysis measurement of the road transport corridor impact on the environment Section 9: Air and noise pollution Strategic noise mapping of the agglomeration of Bologna, Italy; Development and application of a strategic modelling tool for the evaluation of air pollution mitigation strategies for urban freight in Sydney; Modelling mobile source emissions by on-board characterization of roadways; Comparison of mobile source emission models using aggregated and disaggregated data; Methodology to quantify the effect of policies and measures in emission reductions from road transport Section 10: Safety and security Visibility, perception and roundabout safety; How to formulate an accident prediction model for urban intersections; Perception of the traffic safety level provided in elementary school areas; Fog forecasting and service for highways; The safety benefits added by lateral roadside clearance to urban streets; The acceptability of counter-terrorism measures on urban mass transit in the UK; Simulation based validation of time to collision as a safety performance surrogate