Sustainable Development of Transport Systems for Cargo Flows on the East-West Direction

2018 ◽  
pp. 3-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandr Rakhmangulov ◽  
Aleksander Sładkowski ◽  
Nikita Osintsev ◽  
Olesya Kopylova ◽  
Natalja Dyorina
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
East West

scholarly journals Historical aspects of construction and operation of train ferry routes

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-382
Author(s):  
Oleksij Fomin ◽  
Alyona Lovska ◽  
Anatolii Horban
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
The Caspian Sea ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Marine Transport ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Marine Engineering ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Basic Features

Sustainable development of the transport industry can be provided through the introduction of combined transport systems. And one of the most promising ones is the train ferry transport system which combines railway and marine transport facilities. The article deals with the analysis and systematization of the data on the historical development of train ferry routes and describes the background for the construction of train ferry routes and their advantages over other combined transport types. It also deals with the basic features of the train ferries operating on the main international train ferry routes. The study is concerned with both sea routes and routes across rivers and lakes. The article shows the role of train ferry routes in the improvement of a national economy, and in the provision of the military defense, as it was described by Vinogradov at the example of Saratovskaya Pereprava (route) and by Karakashly and Shklyaruk at the example of the lighter Ishimbay which was loaded from the side. The authors have analyzed the development of the train ferry routes serviced by the ice-breaking train ferries Baikal across Lake Baikal, and the ferries Sakhalin linked mainland Russia and Sakhalin Island. The article deals with the peculiarities of transportation by trains ferries in the USA, Japan, Azerbaijan, Dagestan, Germany, Lithuania, and some other countries, and presents the analysis of the operational features of Ukrainian train ferries which connect Ukraine with Bulgaria, Georgia, and Turkey. Besides, the article describes some peculiarities of the loading and transportation of passenger trains by train ferries. The study deals with structural peculiarities, and processing technology used for modern train ferries operating across the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea and the Baltic Sea. The research is based on the analysis of works by Egorov (the Marine Engineering Bureau, Ukraine). The research emphasizes the importance of train ferry transportation for the sustainable development of national economies including the economy of Ukraine.

scholarly journals El entorno caminable como co-modalidad para el transporte público: el caso de Quito = The walkability as a function of co-modality to public transportation

2019 ◽  
pp. 130
Author(s):  
Alejandra Trujillo Hidalgo
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Pedestrian Movement

ResumenEl transporte público y el desplazamiento a pie en las ciudades son elementos clave para el desarrollo sostenible. Distintas ciudades han optado por la implementación de sistemas de transporte público masivo para mejorar la movilidad y promover un desarrollo sostenible. Diversos autores han hablado de la importancia de la marcha a pie como parte de los viajes en transporte público. Los radios de cobertura de las estaciones de metro en distintas ocasiones podrían considerar un aumento del desplazamiento a pie. La investigación se centra en aumentar la caminabilidad alrededor de las estaciones de metro en Quito, de manera que, el caminar puede cumplir una función de co-modalidad para el transporte público. A partir del análisis de la accesibilidad, la densidad y la diversidad de usos se propone una metodología que permite demostrar la validez de las variables seleccionadas para fomentar la caminabilidad en un punto de conexión con transporte público en un entorno urbano en su mayor parte consolidado.AbstractPublic transportation and pedestrian movement in cities are key elements for sustainable development. Different cities have opted for the implementation of massive public transport systems to improve mobility and promote sustainable development. Several authors have talked about the importance of pedestrian movement as part of public transport trips. The investigation focuses on increasing the walkability around the stations of metro in Quito in order to promote walking as a function of co-modality for public transport. A methodology is proposed to demonstrate the validity of the selected variables to promote walkability at a point of connection with public transport in an urban environment for the most part consolidated.

scholarly journals A Fuzzy-Based Product Life Cycle Prediction for Sustainable Development in the Electric Vehicle Industry

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 3918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yung Po Tsang ◽  
Wai Chi Wong ◽  
G. Q. Huang ◽  
Chun Ho Wu ◽  
Y. H. Kuo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Battery Pack ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Battery Life ◽  
Inference System ◽  
Product Life

The development of electric vehicles (EVs) has drawn considerable attention to the establishment of sustainable transport systems to enable improvements in energy optimization and air quality. EVs are now widely used by the public as one of the sustainable transportation measures. Nevertheless, battery charging for EVs create several challenges, for example, lack of charging facilities in urban areas and expensive battery maintenance. Among various components in EVs, the battery pack is one of the core consumables, which requires regular inspection and repair in terms of battery life cycle and stability. The charging efficiency is limited to the power provided by the facilities, and therefore the current business model for EVs is not sustainable. To further improve its sustainability, plug-in electric vehicle battery pack standardization (PEVBPS) is suggested to provide a uniform, standardized and mobile EV battery that is managed by centralized service providers for repair and maintenance tasks. In this paper, a fuzzy-based battery life-cycle prediction framework (FBLPF) is proposed to effectively manage the PEVBPS in the market, which integrates the multi-responses Taguchi method (MRTM) and the adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) as a whole for the decision-making process. MRTM is formulated based on selection of the most relevant and critical input variables from domain experts and professionals, while ANFIS takes part in time-series forecasting of the customized product life-cycle for demand and electricity consumption. With the aid of the FPLCPF, the revolution of the EV industry can be revolutionarily boosted towards total sustainable development, resulting in pro-active energy policies in the PEVBPS eco-system.

scholarly journals Road Safety in Dhaka: Challenge for Sustainable Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-84
Author(s):  
Shadika Haque Monia
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
World Health ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Road Users

Road safety refers to the idea of methods and solutions to protect road users from being injured or killed in road accidents. Road users include pedestrians, cyclists, rickshaw and van drivers, and riders of public transport systems such as buses, trams, etc. According to the World Health Organization, more than one million people die in road accidents every year and about 50 million people are injured. Road accidents are identified as one of the major obstacles to sustainable development in Bangladesh. In developing countries such as Bangladesh Road, Safety is much lower in developing or underdeveloped countries and the rate of casualties in road accidents is much higher than in developed countries. The scenario is getting serious day by day. Therefore, Dhaka City has been witnessing tremendous growth in population and physical expansion. This study uses the qualitative research theory and the idea of sustainable development as analytical tools. The research was conducted to analyze and discuss road safety in Dhaka. The research method used in the research is descriptive qualitative research with various primary and secondary sources of the studies. This research resulted in the various aspects of road safety in Bangladesh. The differences between theory and practice, domestic legal arrangements as well judicial decisions.

DIGITAL SOCIETY IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA: NEW OPPORTUNITIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (10) ◽  
pp. 190-196
Author(s):  
Maria V. Melanina ◽  
◽  
Viktoria S. Ponomareva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Middle East ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Digital Content ◽  
East West

The article examines the features of the formation of the information society in the countries of the Arab East (West Asia and North Africa), justifies the need for the development of digitalization from the point of view of the long-term tasks facing these states in the field of sustainable development, including the need to diversify the economy, production and exports. It is established that the countries of the Arab world have intensified regional cooperation in this direction, and are currently at the stage of forming Arab digital content.

A fragility approach to sustainability – researching effects of education

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 1220-1239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joost (Johannes) Platje ◽  
Markus Will ◽  
Ynte K. Van Dam
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Student Opinions ◽  
Systems Perspective ◽  
Weak Sustainability ◽  
Critical Mind ◽  
Mind Set ◽  
Impact Events

Purpose Management education trainers are increasingly called upon to train students to devise interventions for sustainable development in business settings. Due to the dominant reductionist paradigm, these interventions may lead to unwanted side effects. Teaching students about unacknowledged feedback loops in complex systems should prevent them from choosing “the most obvious” intervention without considering unwanted side effects.The current study aims to report the effects of teaching a systems perspective, applied to transport systems, on students’ opinions and expressed paradigms. The following questions are addressed: Do students adhere to the techno-centric paradigm, believing technology, innovation and growth can solve all types of threats for sustainable development, while neglecting low probability, high impact events? Are paradigms held by students coherent? Can teaching lead to a change in opinions and paradigms held by students? Design/methodology/approach Measures for several systems concepts (i.e. functional stupidity, paradigms and fragility) are taken across a wide sample of university students. Posttests of some key items are taken for a subsample that followed a sustainability and systems perspective in a course on transport economics. Findings A large share of students think that technology can solve different types of problems in sustainable development (a kind of weak sustainability), but their paradigms tend to be a mix of conflicting opinions. Though student opinions on topics that were explicitly treated in the course have changed, neither a wider paradigm shift nor significantly more coherent paradigms can be confirmed. Originality/value The results show that even though students can be taught about the unwanted side effects and limitations on specific techno-fix interventions, this does not automatically translate into a critical mind-set toward techno-fixing in general.

Strategies for Sustainable Urban Transport: A Case Study of Cotonou, Benin

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 9-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fousséni Gomina Mama ◽  
Zhong Zhen Yang ◽  
Dan Dong Xia
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Transport System ◽  
Urban Land Use ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Sustainable Transport

The unrestrained growth in urbanization and motorization generally contributes to an urban land use and transport system that is socially, economically, and environmentally unsustainable. Urban mobility systems are much diversified in developing countries taking into account their components in terms of transport modes and the development path linked to the urban growth. This paper uses Cotonou as a case study, which is the largest urban and economic city of Benin. The paper first reviews literatures on sustainable transport systems to comprehend the concept of sustainable development and transport. Based on the municipal development plan (MDP) adopted by the local authorities, the paper then evaluates the existing transport policies, projects and infrastructure system, to determine if the current paradigm is moving toward or away from sustainable transport. Furthermore, the principles for sustainable urban transport are developed to see what significance municipal transport policies have given to urban transport from a sustainable transport point of view. Finally some strategies are suggested, adoption of which may lead to a sustainable urban development and transport system in the city of Cotonou.Key words: Sustainable development; urbanization; Bus Rapid Transit; socio-economic; land use and urban transport system.

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