Ecological traffic management: A review of the modeling and control strategies for improving environmental sustainability of road transportation

B Othman, G De Nunzio, D Di Domenico… - Annual Reviews in …, 2019 - Elsevier
As road transportation energy use and environmental impact are globally rising at an
alarming pace, authorities seek in research and technological advancement innovative …

Eco-driving advisory strategies for a platoon of mixed gasoline and electric vehicles in a connected vehicle system

X He, X Wu - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and …, 2018 - Elsevier
As electric vehicles (EVs) have gained an increasing market penetration rate, the traffic on
urban roads will tend to be a mix of traditional gasoline vehicles (GVs) and EVs. These two …

Optimal design of sustainable transit systems in congested urban networks: A macroscopic approach

M Amirgholy, M Shahabi, HO Gao - Transportation Research Part E …, 2017 - Elsevier
Mass transit is a key component of a sustainable transportation system in urban networks. In
this research, we propose a continuum approximation model to optimize the line spacing …

Developing a sustainable pavement management plan: Economics, environment, and social equity

C Kothari, J France-Mensah… - Journal of Infrastructure …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
With an increasing emphasis on sustainable planning, highway decision makers need to
shift their focus from developing a cost-effective highway program to developing a more …

Impact of the velocity profile on energy consumption of electric vehicles

A Desreveaux, A Bouscayrol, R Trigui… - IEEE transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The driving range of electric vehicles is an important issue. The velocity profile can have an
important impact on their energy consumption and thus their driving range. In this paper, a …

[HTML][HTML] Bankrupt PPPs: Is it really so bad? Case study of R-3 and R-5 toll motorways in Spain

VAC de Albornoz, AS Soliño, AL Galera, JMI Álvarez - Transport Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
PPP projects that go bankrupt come to early termination and are usually considered a
complete failure. While it is true that this outcome is catastrophic for the project shareholders …

Impact of traffic management on black carbon emissions: a microsimulation study

M Mascia, S Hu, K Han, R North, M Van Poppel… - Networks and Spatial …, 2017 - Springer
This paper investigates the effectiveness of traffic management tools, including traffic signal
control and en-route navigation provided by variable message signs (VMS), in reducing …

TITIM GIS-tool: A GIS-based decision support system for measuring the territorial impact of transport infrastructures

E Ortega, I Otero, S Mancebo - Expert Systems with Applications, 2014 - Elsevier
To achieve sustainability in the area of transport we need to view the decision-making
process as a whole and consider all the most important socio-economic and environmental …

A novel lightweight CF decision-making approach for highway reconstruction and operation

Z Fang, F Jiang, J Yan, Q Lu, L Chen, J Tang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Road infrastructure is a major emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs), contributing significantly
to the overall carbon emissions of many countries. Due to their importance in the life-cycle …

Environmental Impact Assessment for transport projects: A review of technical and process-related issues

JA Soria-Lara, RM Arce-Ruiz, A Arranz-López… - Advances in Transport …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) evaluates the likely effects of major
transport projects. Since EIA effectiveness in the transport field is determined by a set of …