Introduction to Financial Aspects of Urban Transport
The task of all public authorities is to insure the provision of safe, reliable and smooth-running (collective scheduled) passenger public…
The task of all public authorities is to insure the provision of safe, reliable and smooth-running (collective scheduled) passenger public…
Properly concluded contractual relationship allows the creation of a strong partnership through which the authorities can pursue their policy objectives.…
The first bus rapid transit (BRT) system was implemented in Curitiba, Brazil, in 1974, and has become a global phenomenon…
Traffic congestion is ubiquitous across urban roadways and the adverse health effects accompanying deteriorating air quality are an ongoing concern.…
Urban air quality plans incentivise the use of public transport to abate atmospheric emissions from road vehicles. In this context,…
The rapid population growth and its concentration in urban and metropolitan areas are creating new challenges and demands to mobility.…
In the last few years, wireless communication systems for transport systems, in particular for urban transport, are gaining importance. The…
Nowadays, environmental issues and energy crisis relating to oil supply, pollution, and green house effects justify the need for developing…
In the past few decades, a growing number of cities are turning again to the tram as an efficient, adaptable…
This chapter addresses the topographical examination of various mean squared error (MSE) cost surface structures and selecting the most suitable…
An electric vehicle (EV), also referred to as an electric drive vehicle, uses one or more electric motors or traction…
Energy availability and cost is at the heart of today’s political and scientific agenda involving many economic, ecologic and geopolitical…