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Determinants of port centrality in maritime container transportation (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wang, Y., & Cullinane, K. (2015, August). Determinants of port centrality in maritime container transportation. Presented at International Conference on Global Integration of Economies and Connectivity Development, Taipei, Taiwan

This paper adapts Freeman’s measures of degree, closeness and betweenness centrality and applies them to assessing: port centrality in relation to direct connectivity; accessibility to all ports in the network (direct and indirect routes) and; as an... Read More about Determinants of port centrality in maritime container transportation.

A life cycle framework for governance of Intermodal terminals; planning, operations and strategic management. (2016)
Book Chapter
Monios, J., & Bergqvist, R. (2016). A life cycle framework for governance of Intermodal terminals; planning, operations and strategic management. In T. Kramberger, V. Potočan, V. Ipavec, & A. Chin (Eds.), Strategic Sustainable Logistics and Transportation Planning Strategies (24-45). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0001-8.ch002

This chapter establishes a framework for the governance of intermodal terminals throughout their life cycle, based on the product life cycle. The framework covers the initial planning by the public sector, the public/private split in funding and owne... Read More about A life cycle framework for governance of Intermodal terminals; planning, operations and strategic management..

Accidents involving pedestrians with their backs to traffic or facing traffic: an evaluation of crash characteristics and injuries. (2016)
Journal Article
Chen, P.-L., Jou, R.-C., Saleh, W., & Pai, C.-W. (2016). Accidents involving pedestrians with their backs to traffic or facing traffic: an evaluation of crash characteristics and injuries. Journal of advanced transportation, 50(5), 736-751. https://doi.org/10.1002/atr.1372

This paper examines pedestrian anatomical injuries and crash characteristics in back-to-traffic and facing-traffic crashes. Pedestrian crashes involving pedestrians walking along streets (i.e. with their backs to traffic or facing traffic) have been... Read More about Accidents involving pedestrians with their backs to traffic or facing traffic: an evaluation of crash characteristics and injuries..

Institutional structure and agency in the governance of spatial diversification of port system evolution in Latin America. (2016)
Journal Article
Wilmsmeier, G., & Monios, J. (2016). Institutional structure and agency in the governance of spatial diversification of port system evolution in Latin America. Journal of Transport Geography, 51, 294-307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2015.02.004

Port development is challenged not only by growing trade flows, but by institutional conditions that are more contextual, exhibiting aspects of both path dependence and contingency. This paper analyses the intersection of two clear trends in the evol... Read More about Institutional structure and agency in the governance of spatial diversification of port system evolution in Latin America..

Between path dependency and contingency: New challenges for the geography of port system evolution (2016)
Journal Article
Monios, J., & Wilmsmeier, G. (2016). Between path dependency and contingency: New challenges for the geography of port system evolution. Journal of Transport Geography, 51, 247-251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2016.01.008

Seaports play a critical role as gateways and facilitators of economic interchange and logistics processes and thus have become crucial nodes in globalised production networks andmobility systems. Both the physical port infrastructure and its operati... Read More about Between path dependency and contingency: New challenges for the geography of port system evolution.

From transit systems to models: data representation and collection. (2016)
Book Chapter
Noekel, K., Gentile, G., Nathanail, E., & Fonzone, A. (2016). From transit systems to models: data representation and collection. In G. Gentile, & K. Noekel (Eds.), Modelling Public Transport Passenger Flows in the Era of Intelligent Transport Systems (235-284). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25082-3_5

This chapter deals with the data that form input and output of passenger route choice models. All information about supply and demand that is relevant to passenger route choice must be captured in a formal way in order to be accessible to mathematica... Read More about From transit systems to models: data representation and collection..

A Comparison of Policy Transfer Processes: Different Sustainable Transport Concepts Transferred to and from Different Countries (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mladenovic, L., Plevnik, A., & Rye, T. (2016, January). A Comparison of Policy Transfer Processes: Different Sustainable Transport Concepts Transferred to and from Different Countries. Presented at Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting

Policy transfer is the process of applying a policy, or knowledge that informs a policy, from one setting to another. The European Union (EU) provides the ideal platform for knowledge exchange between member states and its various funding streams for... Read More about A Comparison of Policy Transfer Processes: Different Sustainable Transport Concepts Transferred to and from Different Countries.

Impacts of socio economic factors on perceptions of being safe while using Kuwaiti roads. (2016)
Journal Article
AlSaeid, H., Almutairi, T., Matar, H., Al-Ajmi, F. F., Alrashidi, F. A., Husain, M. A. E., & Saleh, W. (2016). Impacts of socio economic factors on perceptions of being safe while using Kuwaiti roads. World journal of science, technology and sustainable development, 13(1), 56-64. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJSTSD-09-2015-0045

Purpose

– The purpose of this paper is to investigate road users attitudes and preferences towards accidents and safety measures in Kuwait. The paper also quantifies impacts of user’s attitudes on the perception of being safe while using roads in... Read More about Impacts of socio economic factors on perceptions of being safe while using Kuwaiti roads..

Decision principles for routing strategies: games against nature and demons. (2015)
Journal Article
Schmoecker, J.-D., & Fonzone, A. (2015). Decision principles for routing strategies: games against nature and demons. Asian transport studies, 3(4), 362-377. https://doi.org/10.11175/eastsats.3.362

In this paper we firstly review general decision principles under uncertainty and apply them to route choice decisions. Risk-averse behaviour leads to the description of route choice a game. The difference between games against demons and nature are... Read More about Decision principles for routing strategies: games against nature and demons..

Transportation planning (2015)
Book Chapter
Karlaftis, M., Kepaptsoglou, K., & Fountas, G. (2015). Transportation planning. In D. Teodorović (Ed.), The Routledge handbook of transportation (188-210). Routledge

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A Competitive Analysis of Chinese Container Ports Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (2015)
Book Chapter
Song, D.-W., & Yeo, G.-T. (2015). A Competitive Analysis of Chinese Container Ports Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process. In H. Haralambides (Ed.), Port Management (339-359). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137475770_16

Over 20% of the world's container traffic occurs from Asian ports. China's entry into the market has significantly stimulated this process. Since China adopted its liberalised economic policy in the 1970s, its economy has grown at an average rate of... Read More about A Competitive Analysis of Chinese Container Ports Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process.

Electric Vehicle Ventilation Using Directly Photovoltaic Powered Fans (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muneer, T., Kolhe, M. L., Adhikari, S. K., & Smith, I. (2015, September). Electric Vehicle Ventilation Using Directly Photovoltaic Powered Fans. Presented at ITEC India/IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference India

All over the world, transport sector is contributing heavily towards Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. The electric vehicles offers an elegant solution in terms of increasing overall efficiency compared with its fossil-fuel counterpart. Furthermore, if... Read More about Electric Vehicle Ventilation Using Directly Photovoltaic Powered Fans.

Illegal pedestrian crossing at signalised junctions in urban areas: the impact of spatial factors. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mayeux, A., Lovreglio, R., Saleh, W., & Fonzone, A. (2015, January). Illegal pedestrian crossing at signalised junctions in urban areas: the impact of spatial factors. Presented at Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting

Much has still to be done to increase pedestrian safety. Illegal crossing at signalised junctions may increase the risk of accidents at the intersections where it takes place and induce dangerous habits. Therefore efforts to prevent such a harmful be... Read More about Illegal pedestrian crossing at signalised junctions in urban areas: the impact of spatial factors..

Urban regeneration in the digital era: how to develop smart city strategies in large European cities (2015)
Journal Article
Mora, L., & Bolici, R. (2015). Urban regeneration in the digital era: how to develop smart city strategies in large European cities. Techne. Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, 5(2), 110-119

The study documented in this paper has been carried out in order to
acquire new knowledge concerning the development processes of smart city strategies. This aim has been achieved through the analysis of the initiatives proposed by the municipal ad... Read More about Urban regeneration in the digital era: how to develop smart city strategies in large European cities.

A study of herding behaviour in exit choice during emergencies based on random utility theory. (2015)
Journal Article
Lovreglio, R., Fonzone, A., dell’Olio, L., & Borri, D. (2016). A study of herding behaviour in exit choice during emergencies based on random utility theory. Safety Science, 82, 421-431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2015.10.015

Modelling human behaviour in emergencies has become an important issue in safety engineering. Good behavioural models can help increase the safety of transportation systems and buildings in extreme situations like fires or terrorist attacks. Although... Read More about A study of herding behaviour in exit choice during emergencies based on random utility theory..

Intermodal transport as a regional development strategy: the case of Italian freight villages. (2015)
Journal Article
Monios, J. (2015). Intermodal transport as a regional development strategy: the case of Italian freight villages. Growth and Change, 47(3), 363-377. https://doi.org/10.1111/grow.12129

This paper examines the development of intermodal transport operations at freight villages in Italy. Quantitative data on public and private investment and ownership in each of the 25 Italian freight villages are analysed to identify relevant issues,... Read More about Intermodal transport as a regional development strategy: the case of Italian freight villages..

Poverty mapping and sustainable transport: A neglected dimension (2015)
Journal Article
Grieco, M. (2015). Poverty mapping and sustainable transport: A neglected dimension. Research in Transportation Economics, 51, 3-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2015.07.002

Building upon work conducted for the UNHabitat on the social sustainability of urban mobility and for UNECLAC on transport poverty in Latin America, this paper identifies the utility of poverty mapping in developing sustainable transport systems. The... Read More about Poverty mapping and sustainable transport: A neglected dimension.