The global trend of increasing urbanization and motorization represents a major obstacle in the sustainable development planning cities. This did not bypass city Novi Sad (Serbia), which, despite good cultural historical preconditions for forms transport, resist sudden increase degree motorization. aim this work is to present how favorable existing structure types traffic (mainly walking cyclin...

The structure of the kinematic and dynamic models of wheeled mobile robots is analyzed. It is shown that, for a large class of possible configurations, they can be classified into five types, characterized by generic structures of the model equations. For each type of model the following questions are addressed: (ir)reducibility and (non)holonomy, mobility and controllability, configuration of ...

A “ nd as it came, it changed the face of America. Villages which had once prospered because they were ‘on the railroad’ languished with economic anemia; villages on Route 61 bloomed with garages, filling stations, hot-dog stands, chicken dinner restaurants, tearooms, tourists’ rests, camping sites, and affiuence. Slowly, but surely the age of steam was yielding to the gasoline age.’” That quot...

China’s economic expansion is fueling an accelerated demand for private vehicles. While China’s growing motorization is similar to that of other developing nations, the scale of this growth is unprecedented. Personal motorization provides numerous benefits to individuals and society; however, roadway congestion, parking inefficiencies, and environmental challenges typically accompany widespread...

is paper examines two major emerging constraints on transport in fast-growing Chinese urban cities: oil supply and urban infrastructure. e research considers automobile technology, alternative fuels, and mobility choices, as well as policy measures that could be adopted to reduce the use of oil for transport and greenhouse gas emissions. ree transport energy scenarios, “Road Ahead,” “Oil Saved,...

Road traffic accidents and the resulting deaths have now emerged as one of the major safety and public health problems in urban areas all over the world. The combination of rapid urbanization and motorization has made the problem even severe for the developing cities of Asia. Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh is no exception. Official statistics reveal that more than ....... fatalities and ........