scholarly journals Trans-European transport networks influence on the regional development and urban systems: Serbian experience

2004 ◽  
Vol 49 (163) ◽  
pp. 165-181
Author(s):  
Marija Maksin-Micic
Keyword(s):  
Urban Policy ◽  
Spatial Organization ◽  
Urban System ◽  
Policy Instrument ◽  
Transport Network ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Urban Systems ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Network Development ◽  
Transport Networks

The trans-European transport network has different effects at macro regional mezzo-regional and micro-regional level, and its effectiveness rises with the lower regional levels. Possible approaches to the trans-European transport network impact and effect survey and policy options have been pointed out. The importance of increased accessibility and mobility for regional expansion and for a more balanced and polycentric system of city networks has been underlined. Changes in the spatial organization utilization and structure of cities, as well as in social benefits and losses subsequent to impacts of trans-European transport corridor "X" section Belgrade-Nis have been analyzed. The new trans-European or major transport infrastructure does not per se create regional and urban system network development, although it can affect the conditions for the processes that create growth and development. The effects can be increased by co-ordination of measures of regional, spatial and urban policy, land use transport, environmental and other policies. The necessary measure is the introduction of spatial impact assessment as sartorial policy instrument for the large transport infrastructure plans and projects.

scholarly journals Uticaj transevropskih saobracajnih koridora na regionalni razvoj i aglomeracione sisteme - iskustva Evropskih zemalja

2003 ◽  
Vol 44 (157) ◽  
pp. 123-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marija Maksin-Micic
Keyword(s):  
Growth And Development ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Urban System ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Transport Network ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Network Development ◽  
Functional Complementarity ◽  
Per Se

The trans-European transport network has different effects at inter-regional, macro-regional and mezzo-regional level, and its effectiveness rises at the lower regional levels. Possible approaches to the trans-European transport network impact and effect survey and policy options have been pointed out. In that respect the brief review of surveys, strategic framework and policies in the European Union has been given. The importance of increased accessibility and mobility for regional expansion and for a more balanced and polycentric system of city networks has been underlined. The question is how the new major transport infrastructure affects the development of functional complementarity between cities and regions. The new trans-European or major transport infrastructure does not per se create regional and urban system network development, although it can affect the conditions for the processes that create growth and development. The effects can be reinforced by co-ordination of measures of regional and urban policy, land use, transport and other policies. The necessary measure is the introduction of spatial impact assessment as an instrument for spatial assessment of large transport infrastructure projects.

scholarly journals Evaluating Performance of Public Transport Networks by Using Public Transport Criteria Matrix Analytic Hierarchy Process Models—Case Study of Stonnington, Bayswater, and Cockburn Public Transport Network

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6949
Author(s):  
Gang Lin ◽  
Shaoli Wang ◽  
Conghua Lin ◽  
Linshan Bu ◽  
Honglei Xu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Performance Standards ◽  
Transport Network ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Transport Networks ◽  
Ahp Model

To mitigate car traffic problems, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) issued a document that provides guidelines for sustainable development and the promotion of public transport. The efficiency of the policies and strategies needs to be evaluated to improve the performance of public transportation networks. To assess the performance of a public transport network, it is first necessary to select evaluation criteria. Based on existing indicators, this research proposes a public transport criteria matrix that includes the basic public transport infrastructure level, public transport service level, economic benefit level, and sustainable development level. A public transport criteria matrix AHP model is established to assess the performance of public transport networks. The established model selects appropriate evaluation criteria based on existing performance standards. It is applied to study the Stonnington, Bayswater, and Cockburn public transport network, representing a series of land use and transport policy backgrounds. The local public transport authorities can apply the established transport criteria matrix AHP model to monitor the performance of a public transport network and provide guidance for its improvement.

scholarly journals PEDESTRIAN AND TRANSPORT NETWORK PLANNING IN NEW URBAN DISTRICTS OF TOMSK

2019 ◽  
pp. 214-225
Author(s):  
V. A. Bazavluk ◽  
E. S. Useinova
Keyword(s):  
Network Planning ◽  
Transport Network ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Production Environment ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Transport Networks ◽  
Regulatory Requirements ◽  
Urban Districts ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Current State

The paper analyzes the current pedestrian and transport network planning in new districts of the Tomsk-city and its compliance with the regulatory requirements for transport accessibility and socio-demographic needs of the population using a method of field simulation in production environment. This work addressed the needs of population in new residential areas, in comfortable living conditions, with the developed transport infrastructure, which allows to reduce the travel time from home to work and back again. The purpose of the paper is to analyze the current state of pedestrian and transport network planning in Tomsk and their compliance with the regulatory and social requirements for new residential areas. This study in based on the field data on the current situation of the transport services and dissatisfaction of residents by new urban districts. The research method utilizes a full-scale simulation of pedestrian and transport networks of Tomsk in new residential areas. Research results can be used to improve the planning approaches to pedestrian and transport networks taking into account the regulatory requirements and meeting residents‟ needs in transport services. The scientific novelty lies in the comprehensive analysis of the compliance with the regulatory requirements and social needs of residents from new urban districts, which is carried out for the first time. In conclusion, the analysis is given to the current state of pedestrian and transport network planning and their compliance with the regulatory and social requirements for new urban districts.

scholarly journals Container Transport Network for Sustainable Development in South Korea

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Li ◽  
Tae-Joon Park ◽  
Paul Lee ◽  
Heather McLaughlin ◽  
Wenming Shi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Capacity Utilization ◽  
Network Connectivity ◽  
Transport Network ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Transport Networks ◽  
Port Development ◽  
Container Transport ◽  
Insight Into

The ever-increasing tendency toward economic globalization highlights the importance of sustainable container transport networks to a country’s international trade, especially for an economy that is highly dependent on exports. This paper aims to develop a transport network connectivity index (TNCI) to measure the container transport connectivity from a multi-modal perspective. The proposed index is based on both graph theory and economics, considering transport infrastructure and capacity, cargo flow, and capacity utilization. Using the case of South Korea as an example, we apply the TNCI to assess the connectivity of the Busan, Gwangyang, and Incheon ports, representing approximately 96% of the container throughput in South Korea. The calculated TNCI not only provides insight into the assessment of sustainable port competitiveness, it also helps policymakers identify bottlenecks in multi-modal transport networks. To eliminate these bottlenecks, this paper offers some appropriate measures and specific strategies for port development, which in turn improves the connectivity of container transport networks for sustainable development.

DESIGNING A MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT NETWORK

2017 ◽  
pp. 41-51
Author(s):  
Vladimir Anisimov ◽  
Natalya Nesterova ◽  
Sergey Goncharuk
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Transport Network ◽  
Network Development ◽  
Transport Networks ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Multimodal Transport

Objective: To create a methodology for designing a multimodal transport network under various scenarios of socioeconomic development of the Russian Federation and its regions which take into account the influence of factors that create initial-information indeterminacy in decisionmaking. Methods: System theory, partitioning principle, theory of sets, theory of probability and mathematical statistics, basics of information theory, graph theory and reliability theory; as well as methods of system analysis, mathematic simulation of processes and systems, mathematical logic, decision-making, dynamical programming, multi-objective optimization, economic evaluation of efficiency of design solutions were applied. Results: The authors developed and proposed a concept for designing methodology of multimodal transport networks, systemic presentation of multimodal transport networks, four-level partitioning and set-theoretical presentation of multimodal transport networks layout, mathematical simulation of multimodal transport network development strategy which takes into account the scenario of socioeconomic development of a region under study, balanced system of indices for evaluation of multimodal transport network development strategy and managing the trajectory of change of its layout and capacity in accordance with set strategic objectives, method for forming layout of multimodal transport network, method for forming a variety of possible strategies of gradual changing of layout and capacity of multimodal transport network objects, method for forming an area of efficient multimodal transport network development strategies, technology for decision-makers’ work with efficient strategy area for decision-making. Practical relevance: This methodology can be used in investment evaluation and technical and economic feasibility study of strategies of multimodal transport networks’ layout and capacity change strategies as an aggregate of multimodal transport corridors designed with the purpose of implementation of strategic tasks of development of a country’s single transport network.

scholarly journals Health in cities: Getting out and about as we age

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
T Ma ◽  
R Ivers ◽  
E de Leeuw ◽  
K Clapham ◽  
C Kobel
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Urban System ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Urban Systems ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
The Public ◽  
Housing Developments ◽  
Health Community

Abstract Transportation influences health through its effects on people's access to goods, services, and life chance opportunities; social interactions; physical activity levels; air pollution exposures; and road injury risks. Given the ageing of populations, it is essential that decisions about land use and transportation systems are appropriate to meet the mobility needs of older people and support healthy ageing. Not all transportation options, however, may be accessible to older people. Factors that affect accessibility relate to the spatial and physical characteristics of places, personal and social contexts of individuals, and rules and norms underpinning planning and policy making. This research aimed to understand how different parts and processes of urban systems interact to influence transportation options for older people. Using the Greater Sydney area as a case, we drew on key informant interviews and public policy documents to identify the considerations that inform planning and policy making as they pertain to the nature of cities and the opportunities of older people to get out and about. We compared and integrated these findings with peer-reviewed literature of similar urban growth areas. Our analysis mapped the factors of the human-urban system that are central to enabling transportation mobility for older people, articulated their interrelationships, and identified the actors that influence them. Our results point to the involvement of actors from the public health, community development, transportation, and urban planning sectors at multiple levels of government. Each of these actors operate within their own remit to influence a part of the urban system relevant to older people's transportation, such as the zoning of land, the approval of housing developments, and the location of bus stops. However, these individual actions are constrained by others in the system. We interpret this complexity with a governance lens. Key messages Efforts to promote mobility in old age should move beyond ‘single solutions to single issues’ approaches toward those that reflect the complexity of cities and the ways that people move within them. For sustained realization of desired outcomes, age-friendly initiatives cannot occur in isolation, but rather must take into account the behaviours and dynamics of the urban system.

scholarly journals City intelligence for enhancing urban performance value: a conceptual study on data decomposition in smart cities

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-222
Author(s):  
Karima Kourtit
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Urban System ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Data Decomposition ◽  
Blowing Up ◽  
Technology Age

AbstractThe contemporary ‘digital age’ prompts the need for a re-assessment of urban planning principles and practices. Against the background of current data-rich urban planning, this study seeks to address the question whether an appropriate methodological underpinning can be provided for smart city governance based on a data-driven planning perspective. It posits that the current digital technology age has a drastic impact on city strategies and calls for a multi-faceted perspective on future urban development, termed here the ‘XXQ-principle’ (which seeks to attain the highest possible level of quality for urban life). Heterogeneity in urban objectives and data embodied in the XXQ-principle can be systematically addressed by a process of data decomposition (based on a ‘cascade principle’), so that first, higher-level urban policy domains are equipped with the necessary (‘big’) data provisions, followed by lower-ranking urban governance levels. The conceptual decomposition principle can then be translated into a comprehensive hierarchical model architecture for urban intelligence based on the ‘flying disc’ model, including key performance indicators (KPIs). This new model maps out the socio-economic arena of a complex urban system according to the above cascade system. The design of this urban system architecture and the complex mutual connections between its subsystems is based on the ‘blowing-up’ principle that originates from a methodological deconstruction-reconstruction paradigm in the social sciences. The paper advocates the systematic application of this principle to enhance the performance of smart cities, called the XXQ performance value. This study is not empirical, although it is inspired by a wealth of previous empirical research. It aims to advance conceptual and methodological thinking on principles of smart urban planning.

The Role of Politics in the Historical Transport Networks of the Iberian Peninsula and the Pyrenees from Roman Times to the Nineteenth Century

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-260
Author(s):  
Pau de Soto ◽  
Cèsar Carreras
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Transport Network ◽  
Political Organization ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
Transport Networks ◽  
Political Economic

AbstractTransport routes are basic elements that are inextricably linked to diverse political, economic, and social factors. Transport networks may be the cause or result of complex historical conjunctions that reflect to some extent a structural conception of the political systems that govern each territory. It is for this reason that analyzing the evolution of the transport routes layout in a wide territory allows us to recognize the role of the political organization and its economic influence in territorial design. In this article, the evolution of the transport network in the Iberian Peninsula has been studied in a broad chronological framework to observe how the different political systems of each period understood and modified the transport systems. Subsequently, a second analysis of the evolution of transport networks in the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula is included in this article. This more detailed and geographically restricted study allows us to visualize in a different way the evolution and impact of changes in transport networks. This article focuses on the calculation of the connectivity to analyze the intermodal transport systems. The use of network science analyses to study historical roads has resulted in a great tool to visualize and understand the connectivity of the territories of each studied period and compare the evolution, changes, and continuities of the transport network.

scholarly journals DataStorm: Coupled, Continuous Simulations for Complex Urban Environments

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-37
Author(s):  
Hans Walter Behrens ◽  
K. Selçuk Candan ◽  
Xilun Chen ◽  
Yash Garg ◽  
Mao-Lin Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parameter Space ◽  
Simulation Analysis ◽  
Urban System ◽  
Decision Criterion ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Parallel Execution ◽  
Effective Density ◽  
Urban Systems ◽  
Space Partitioning ◽  
Imperfect Knowledge

Urban systems are characterized by complexity and dynamicity. Data-driven simulations represent a promising approach in understanding and predicting complex dynamic processes in the presence of shifting demands of urban systems. Yet, today’s silo-based, de-coupled simulation engines fail to provide an end-to-end view of the complex urban system, preventing informed decision-making. In this article, we present DataStorm to support integration of existing simulation, analysis and visualization components into integrated workflows. DataStorm provides a flow engine, DataStorm-FE , for coordinating data and decision flows among multiple actors (each representing a model, analytic operation, or a decision criterion) and enables ensemble planning and optimization across cloud resources. DataStorm provides native support for simulation ensemble creation through parameter space sampling to decide which simulations to run, as well as distributed instantiation and parallel execution of simulation instances on cluster resources. Recognizing that simulation ensembles are inherently sparse relative to the potential parameter space, we also present a density-boosting partition-stitch sampling scheme to increase the effective density of the simulation ensemble through a sub-space partitioning scheme, complemented with an efficient stitching mechanism that leverages partial and imperfect knowledge from partial dynamical systems to effectively obtain a global view of the complex urban process being simulated.

scholarly journals Optimization of Stochastic Lossy Transport Networks and Applications to Power Grids

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Zocca ◽  
Bert Zwart
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Smart Grids ◽  
Transport Network ◽  
Power Grids ◽  
Performance Gain ◽  
Power Losses ◽  
Transport Networks ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Stochastic Load

Motivated by developments in renewable energy and smart grids, we formulate a stylized mathematical model of a transport network with stochastic load fluctuations. Using an affine control rule, we explore the trade-off between the number of controllable resources in a lossy transport network and the performance gain they yield in terms of expected power losses. Our results are explicit and reveal the interaction between the level of flexibility, the intrinsic load uncertainty, and the network structure.

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