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Introduction to Traffic Congestion Pricing: Methodologies and Equity Implications
Congestion pricing is an untapped transportation strategy that can reduce traffic congestion, improve air quality…
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Introduction to Rise of Ride Sharing in Urban Transport: Threat or Opportunity?
This chapter examines the rise of ride sharing in urban transportation and its effect on…
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Introduction to Financial Aspects of Urban Transport
The task of all public authorities is to insure the provision of safe, reliable and…
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Introduction to Procedure for the Award of Contracts and Contracting in Public Passenger Transport
Properly concluded contractual relationship allows the creation of a strong partnership through which the authorities…
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Introduction to Bus Rapid Transit Systems Road Safety: A Case Study of Mexico City
The first bus rapid transit (BRT) system was implemented in Curitiba, Brazil, in 1974, and…
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Introduction to The Effects of Urban Public Transit Investment on Traffic Congestion and Air Quality
Traffic congestion is ubiquitous across urban roadways and the adverse health effects accompanying deteriorating air…
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Introduction to Characterisation of Airborne Particulate Matter in Different European Subway Systems
Urban air quality plans incentivise the use of public transport to abate atmospheric emissions from…
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Airborne and Ground-Borne Noise and Vibration from Urban Rail Transit Systems
The rapid population growth and its concentration in urban and metropolitan areas are creating new…
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Introduction to Wireless Communication Systems for Urban Transport
In the last few years, wireless communication systems for transport systems, in particular for urban…
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Introduction to Design of Energy Management System of a PEMFC–Battery–Supercapacitor Hybrid Tramway
Nowadays, environmental issues and energy crisis relating to oil supply, pollution, and green house effects…