A Case Study on Hangzhou’s Public Bicycle System in Relieving Pressure on Road Transport

2012 ◽  
Vol 178-181 ◽  
pp. 1951-1955 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Huang ◽  
Ming Xia Shen
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Road Transport ◽  
The Public ◽  
Traffic Jams ◽  
The World ◽  
Non Local ◽  
Process Of Urbanization ◽  
Current Utilization

Abstract. The global economic development facilitates the process of urbanization, during which more private cars are used, resulting in traffic jams and also more air pollution. It is important to provide an energy-saving public transport means in order to relieve pressure on road transport, reduce emission, and even to offer a new alternative of transport to non-local tourists in their traveling, and public bicycles are such a choice. This article investigates into the public bicycle system in Hangzhou, an extension of the existing public transport, analyzes current utilization of public bicycles, problems we have already encountered, well as suggestions and countermeasures for further improvement, in the hope of providing a good example to other cities in the world in their public transport development

LOWERING THE INFLUENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT - PROJECT OF CHANGING THE BUS FLEET IN GPP OSIJEK

2021 ◽  
pp. 38-51
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Erceg ◽  
Zafer Kilic
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Time Use ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Environmental Influence ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
The Public ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Desk Research

Purpose: Public transport is one of the bigger causes of air pollution, but at the same time use public transport helps in lowering the use of personal transport and with that, it lowers the pollution and influence on the environment. Air pollution is significantly influencing the environment and the public transport companies are looking for different ways to reduce air pollution. Thus, the transport companies need to pay attention to their activities and modernization of the fleet to lower their influence on air pollution. Design/Methodology/Approach: In the writing of this paper we used mainly desk research method for the literature review and case study method for presenting the project of the transport company. Findings and implications: GPP Osijek has started a project of fleet modernization which consists of the purchase of 12 new modern city buses which have a lower influence on the environment regarding air pollution. Besides this company is making additional steps in reducing their influence on the environment and testing hybrid fueled buses. In the next period, authors recommend conducting research on environmental influence regarding air pollution and possibly lowering the noise pollution. Limitations: This paper main limitation is that there are still no results in how much the influence on the environment has been lowered and this should be studied in the future. Originality: This paper presents one of the first research studies about environmental management in public transport companies in Croatia.

A Kansei Model of One-Day Circular Tour Considering Satisfaction and Tired Condition of Transportation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuang Li ◽  
Jun Sasaki
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Limited Time ◽  
The Public ◽  
High Satisfaction ◽  
The World ◽  
Planning Algorithm ◽  
Iwate Prefecture

The number of Foreign Independent Tour (FIT) is increasing rapidly in the world. The FIT tourists usually leave from one hotel as a base, travel around multiple sightseeing areas and return to the same hotel by using some public transportation methods in one day (we call it “one-day circular tour (OCT)”). However, due to the restriction on the public transport schedule, it is difficult to travel around multiple sightseeing areas efficiently with high satisfaction within a limited time. In our previous research, we proposed a planning algorithm for OCT to obtain high satisfaction using such public transportations. But, the satisfaction and tired condition of transportation was not considered there. In this paper, we propose a Kansei model for OCT including the satisfaction and tired condition of transportation and shows the evaluation results in a case study using persona method on travelers in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.

scholarly journals Cybersecurity Threat Modelling: A Case Study of An Ecommerce Platform Migration to the Public Cloud

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bamidele Ola ◽  
Iyobor Egho-Promise
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Public Cloud ◽  
The Public ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
It Systems ◽  
The World ◽  
Modelling Techniques ◽  
Security Concerns ◽  
Threat Modelling

The emergence of ecommerce almost three decades ago has completely transformed the approach to purchasing goods and services across various countries in the world. Almost every country in the globe, now have some form of ecommerce operations, this has further been enhanced by the stay at home COVID-19 induced lockdowns. The value and volume of transactions has also increased in transactions. However, there has been security concerns impacting ecommerce operations, which has in part, led to increasing adoption of hosting ecommerce systems in the public cloud. Threat modelling offer mechanisms to enhance the security of information technology (IT) systems. In this paper, we apply different threat modelling techniques to decompose the migration of an on-premise hosted ecommerce system to the public cloud and also evaluate these threat modelling techniques.

scholarly journals Challenges of Urban Transport in the Face of Studentification – A Case Study of Toruń

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 90-109
Author(s):  
Mirosław Wylon ◽  
Agnieszka Kempa ◽  
Alicja Słowy ◽  
Justyna Chodkowska-Miszczuk
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Relative Speed ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
Different Dimensions

Summary Subject and purpose of work: Urban transport is a key element of the functioning of urban agglomerations around the world. As it is of strategic importance, the needs of its users have to be diagnosed. Due to the fact that students are the most numerous social group using public transport, particular attention should be paid to students as the real creators of the needs of urban transport. The paper aims to diagnose the challenges in urban transport shaped by the process of studentification based on the case study of Toruń. Materials and methods: The multi-stage research approach was adopted, among others a survey among students. The choice of the research area was determined by the fact that Toruń is one of the largest academic centres in Poland. Results: Toruń is experiencing the effects of the studentification process in different dimensions, including the spatial and transport facets. Conclusions: The majority of students use public transport, daily or several times a week. The most preferred means of transport is the tram owing to its relative speed and punctuality.

Netta Barzilai as an Israeli Symbolic Goods

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-92
Author(s):  
Galia Katz
Keyword(s):  
Role Model ◽  
Pierre Bourdieu ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
The Public ◽  
Social Stereotypes ◽  
The World ◽  
Self Acceptance

"This paper discusses Pierre Bourdieu’s term symbolic goods (1930-2002) through an Israeli case study, Netta Barzilai. An Israeli performer and songwriter, winner of the Eurovision 2018 with the song “TOY” which became the anthem of the Me-Too movement. Netta as a symbolic good was packaged, marketed and distributed to the public, and the Netta phenomenon has spread throughout the world. Based on interviews with Netta, through listening to the songs and watching the clips that came after “TOY”, “Bassa Sababa” (2019), “Nana Banana” (2019) and “Ricki Lake” (2020), I examine how and if Netta continues to maintain her status as a symbolic good, as an example and role model for many, and whether she continues to convey her message - self-love and self-acceptance - through shattering cultural and social stereotypes. It seems that Netta’s next three songs introduced a powerful big size Netta but also a vengeful, vicious, narcissistic and lazy Netta. The fresh message she carried at the beginning was swallowed up in an ocean of shallow commercial images. A trend that led Netta’s fans to lose interest and Netta to reinvent herself in her latest song, “Cuckoo” (2020). Through sincerity, directness and cleanliness of her message, Netta like a bird in a cage seeks to break free from the evil loop in which she was imprisoned and not only love herself but also love others and let others love her. Keywords: symbolic goods; Netta Barzilai; Me-too movement; Pierre Bourdieu; Women empowerment "

E-Government's Role in Shifting the Paradigm of Performance in the Public Sector

2020 ◽  
pp. 497-514
Author(s):  
Lidia Noto
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Simulation ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Public ◽  
Government Services ◽  
The World ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Government Project ◽  
Feedback Structure

The emergence of e-government changed the world of the Public Administration (PA) and the discipline of Public Management dramatically. Through the presentation of a case- study of the municipality of Palermo, this article attempts to discuss the renewed need for assessing performance of e-government services in a local government and to disclose the main critical issues in accomplishing this evaluation. Palermo is experiencing the implementation of a second- generation e-government project that is embodied in the realization of a web portal. The conceptualization of a framework to assess the performance of the digital services appears to be crucial in order to improve the system and to avoid the errors of the first project. This work relies on a survey to the citizens and semi-structured interviews to managers in charge of the development of the project. System Dynamics, a particular kind of dynamic simulation, is used to provide the necessary feedback structure for identifying the determinants of the success of the portal.

Case Study E-Tailing Health Services in India

2016 ◽  
pp. 292-308
Author(s):  
Bobby Kurian
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
The Public ◽  
Care Services ◽  
The World

This case study has been developed to promote understanding the e-tailing of health services. E-health web portal provides a new medium for information dissemination, interaction and collaboration among institutions, health professionals, health providers and the public. This case study provides a founders perspective in setting up and running a medical website that offers online health care services to customers across the world. The case study discusses the challenges and issues faced by the founders and also the promoter's perspective on the lucrativeness of offering e-tailing services. Using this case study an attempt is made to stress the importance of a flexible e-tailing business model specific to the services offered and need of periodic assessments to ensure that the business runs profitable.

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