In our study we have attempted to develop a theoretical framework for sustainable transportation based on synthesis of exhaustive review of extant literature. To test the framework statistically, a structured questionnaire was designed. Measures for the questionnaire were adopted from extant literature and to operationalise the constructs further, the questionnaire was to be pretested. Adding t...

This paper reports on the first stages of our work to build an integrated decision-support tool to analyse sustainable transportation systems. A preliminary description of the application domain is presented and some modelling issues are discussed. An artificial transportation framework is conceptualized on the basis of three important subsystems, namely the real world, the virtual domain and t...

As the intelligent railway is the trend of current railway development, the paper aims to show an overview of the Railway Intelligent Transportation System (RITS) in China. Firstly, the current transportation situation in China is given and then some basic concepts of RITS are talked about as well. Secondly, the necessity of RITS is analyzed to show its strategic position. Then, the overall arc...

A large challenging of world economic development is to meet the demand of energy consumption while reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and pollutants [1-5]. Hydrogen, as an energy carrier, is widely regarded as a potential cost effective, renewable, and clean energy alternative to petroleum, especially in the transportation sector [1]. Extensive efforts are being made to develop a sustainab...

This study discusses a decision support framework that guides policy makers in their strategic transportation related decisions by using multi-methodology. For this purpose, a methodology for analyzing the effects of transportation policies on environment, society, economy, and energy is proposed. In the proposed methodology, a three-stage problem structuring model is developed. Initially, expe...

Curitiba, Brazil has become an international model for sustainable development and social regeneration. Its success has been despite a diminutive budget and rather has depended on creative, multi-dimensional solutions that solve multiple problems simultaneously. This paper analyzes Curitiba’s urban parks and public transportation policies in relation to a holistic definition of sustainable deve...

Sustainability of transportation has become one of the most significant issues in the world due to the increasing global warming concerns. There has been a growing interest in improving the performance of the transportation systems using sustainability concepts. In this study, we use some social and environmental measures to assess the sustainability of transportation, such as accessibility of ...

A mixed transportation network design problem considering sustainable development was studied in this paper. Based on the discretization of continuous link-grade decision variables, a bilevel programming model was proposed to describe the problem, in which sustainability factors, including vehicle exhaust emissions, land-use scale, link load, and financial budget, are considered. The objective ...

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are technologies for efficient traffic management, e.g. accident and congestion prevention, reduced emissions, traveler information etc. Despite the potential benefits identified by previous research, there is a remarkable lack of a robust e-Business case for ITS. Although the necessary technology exists and the internet provides opportunities for more c...

This paper is the report of a study on the improvement of road infrastructure in Nigeria using the MinnaBida road as a case study. The N1.414 trillion which has been appropriated for the road sector in Nigeria since 1999 is seen as an acknowledgement of the crucial role of road transportation in national development. There are views that inadequate funding has contributed substantially to the d...