Emerging Paradigms in Urban Mobility Planning, Financing and Management /
| Main Author: | Agarwal, O. P. |
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| Other Authors: | Zimmerman, Samuel,, Ajay,, ScienceDirect (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Cambridge, MA :
Elsevier,
[2019]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource. |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; About the Authors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Book; Chapter 1. The Setting; Abstract; The Challenges of Rapid Motorization; Emergence of New Paradigms; Slow Application of the New Paradigms; This Book and Its Structure; References; Chapter 2. The Response: From Enhancing Supply to Managing Demand; Abstract; Background; The Emerging Paradigm; Strategies to "Manage" the Demand for Road Space; Increasing the Number of Passengers per Motor Vehicle; Discouraging the Ownership and Use of Personal Motor Vehicles.
- Promoting Nonmotorized ModesReducing the Average Number of Trips Made; Reducing the Average Length of Trips; Optimal Use of Available Road Capacity; Summary; References; Chapter 3. The Objective: Looking Beyond Congestion; Abstract; Background; The Emerging Paradigm; Improving Accessibility; Increasing the Quality, Safety, and Security of the Informal Public Transport Sector; Improving Traffic Safety: Reducing Accidents and Fatalities; Improving Urban Public Health by Reducing Harmful Local Transport Air Pollution Emissions; Impacting Energy Security; Adapting to and Mitigating Climate Change.
- Providing Safe, Secure Facilities for Nonmotorized as well as Motorized Transport: the "Complete Street"Improving Public Transport Security for Women and Other Vulnerable Travelers; Summary; References; Chapter 4. Public Transit: From Compulsion to Choice; Abstract; Background; The Emerging Paradigm; A Case for a Differentiated Public Transport Industry; Summary: Emergence of Public Transport as a Mode of Choice; References; Chapter 5. Network Planning: From Segment to Whole Trip; Abstract; The Current Situation; Factors Influencing Choice of Public Transport; Making the Choice.
- The Emerging ParadigmKey Challenges to System Integration Based on the "Whole Trip" Concept; The Experience so Far; Summary: Planning for the "Whole Trip" Experience as a Paradigm Shift; References; Chapter 6. Powering Motor Vehicles: From IC Engines to Electric Batteries; Abstract; Introduction; Problems With Petroleum Fuels; Recent Developments; Impact of the Recent Developments; Summary; References; Chapter 7. Financing: From Users Pay to Beneficiaries Pay; Abstract; Background; Traditional Approach to Financing; Emerging Paradigms; Summary; References.
- Chapter 8. Vehicles: From Independent to NetworkedAbstract; Emerging Paradigms; Connected Vehicles; Autonomous Vehicles; Summarizing; References; Chapter 9. Transport Planning and Decision Making in the Age of Social Media: From Exclusivity to Inclusivity; Abstract; The Problem; The Emerging Paradigm; Emergence of Communications as Central to the Transport Planning Process; Summary: Emergence of Communications as an Instrument of Change; References; Chapter 10. Impact of the ICT Age; Abstract; Introduction; Optimizing the Use of Fixed and Mobile Transportation Assets; Tracking Motor Vehicles.