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The future of sustainable urban freight distribution: a Delphi study of the drivers and barriers of electric vehicles in London (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Ablola, M., Plant, E., & Lee, C. (2014). The future of sustainable urban freight distribution: a Delphi study of the drivers and barriers of electric vehicles in London. https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2014.0953

The use of electric delivery vehicles in urban applications is a viable solution proposed by government and academic research to enable the logistics industry to achieve the carbon emissions reduction targets set in the UK for 2050. This paper examin... Read More about The future of sustainable urban freight distribution: a Delphi study of the drivers and barriers of electric vehicles in London.

Comparing emissions from 9 European cities and their bus fleets (2014)
Book Chapter
Nanaki, E. A., Koroneos, C. J., Rovas, D., Roset, J., Susca, T., Christensen, T. H., …Amparo López-Jiménez, P. (2014). Comparing emissions from 9 European cities and their bus fleets. In Understanding Cities: Advances in integrated assessment of urban sustainability

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Converging structures? Recent regulatory change in bus-based local public transport in Sweden and England (2014)
Journal Article
Rye, T., & Wretstrand, A. (2014). Converging structures? Recent regulatory change in bus-based local public transport in Sweden and England. Research in Transportation Economics, 48, 24-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2014.09.028

This paper compares the regulatory structures that have developed in local bus regulation over the past 20 years in local public transport in Sweden and England outside London, and their impacts. The paper will attempt to assess how far there are si... Read More about Converging structures? Recent regulatory change in bus-based local public transport in Sweden and England.

Latin America and the Caribbean: port system evolution, 1997 - 2013. (2014)
Report
Wilmsmeier, G., Perez-Salas, G., & Monios, J. (2014). Latin America and the Caribbean: port system evolution, 1997 - 2013. Edinburgh, Scotland: ECLAC Infrastructure Services Unit;

This FAL Bulletin demonstrates the evolution of maritime networks and port development at primary and secondary ports in Latin America and the Caribbean. An analysis of time series data on container movements between 1997 and 2013 reveals patter... Read More about Latin America and the Caribbean: port system evolution, 1997 - 2013..

Market study on bulk shipping opportunities in Scotland. (2014)
Report
Wang, Y., & Monios, J. (2014). Market study on bulk shipping opportunities in Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland: SEStran

SEStran is the Statutory Regional Transport Partnership for South East Scotland. SEStran was established under the Transport Scotland Act (2005) as the strategic transport planning authority for an area covering the eight local authorities of Border... Read More about Market study on bulk shipping opportunities in Scotland..

The Role of Feeder Shipping in Chinese Container Port Development (2014)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Cullinane, K., & Hu, Y. (2014). The Role of Feeder Shipping in Chinese Container Port Development. Transportation Journal, 53(2), 253-267. https://doi.org/10.5325/transportationj.53.2.0253

The future development of China's container ports has become a critical issue, due to the sector's dependence on international trade and the excessive interport competition that exists both within China itself and with the ports of neighbouring count... Read More about The Role of Feeder Shipping in Chinese Container Port Development.

Optimising time-varying network flows by low-revenue tolling under dynamic user equilibrium. (2014)
Journal Article
Stewart, K., & Ge, Y. (2014). Optimising time-varying network flows by low-revenue tolling under dynamic user equilibrium. European journal of transport and infrastructure research, 14, 30-45

This paper presents a dynamic congestion charging framework that includes a dynamic user equilibrium (DUE) network model to optimize a tolling scheme, whose objective(s) may be determined by the transport planner. The framework presented may be utili... Read More about Optimising time-varying network flows by low-revenue tolling under dynamic user equilibrium..

Empty container repositioning for Scottish shippers. (2014)
Report
Monios, J., & Wang, Y. (2014). Empty container repositioning for Scottish shippers. Edinburgh, Scotland: European Commission

SEStran is the Statutory Regional Transport Partnership for South East Scotland. SEStran was established under the Transport Scotland (2005) Act as the strategic transport planning authority for an area covering the eight local authorities of Borde... Read More about Empty container repositioning for Scottish shippers..

Institutional challenges to intermodal transport and logistics. (2014)
Book
Monios, J. (2014). Institutional challenges to intermodal transport and logistics. Ashgate Publishing

While the operational realities of intermodal transport are relatively well known, the institutional challenges are less well understood. This book provides an overview of intermodal transport and logistics including the policy background, emerging i... Read More about Institutional challenges to intermodal transport and logistics..

The role of herding behaviour in exit choice during evacuation. (2014)
Journal Article
Lovreglio, R., Fonzone, A., dell’Olio, L., Borri, D., & Ibeas, A. (2014). The role of herding behaviour in exit choice during evacuation. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 160, 390-399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.12.151

Modelling of human behaviour during emergencies is an important issue to be investigated to improve the safety of transportation infrastructures. This behaviour can be influenced by both the environment (i.e. social influences) and characteristics of... Read More about The role of herding behaviour in exit choice during evacuation..

Sustainability indicators for sustainable transport infrastructure development. (2014)
Book Chapter
Kumar, R. (2014). Sustainability indicators for sustainable transport infrastructure development. In Soveniour on 'Infrastructure development in Bihar: Strength, opportunities and challenges'. NIT Patna and ICE Patna

To preserve resources for future generation, there is rising agreement that transportation system sustainability should capture attributes of system effectiveness and system impacts on economic development, environmental integrity, and social quality... Read More about Sustainability indicators for sustainable transport infrastructure development..

Design challenges in motivating change for sustainable urban mobility. (2014)
Journal Article
Gabrielli, S., Forbes, P., Jylha, A., Wells, S., Sirén, M., Hemminki, S., …Jacucci, G. (2014). Design challenges in motivating change for sustainable urban mobility. Computers in Human Behavior, 41, 416-423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.05.026

In recent years, the design and deployment of persuasive interventions for inducing sustainable urban mobility behaviors has become a very active research field, leveraging on the pervasive usage of social media and mobile apps by citizens in their d... Read More about Design challenges in motivating change for sustainable urban mobility..

Towards using segmentation-based techniques to personalize mobility behaviour Interventions (2014)
Journal Article
Forbes, P., Gabrielli, S., Maimone, R., Masthoff, J., Wells, S., & Jylha, A. (2014). Towards using segmentation-based techniques to personalize mobility behaviour Interventions. EAI Endorsed Transactions on Ambient Systems, 14(4), https://doi.org/10.4108/amsys.1.4.e4

This paper describes our initial work towards a segmentation-based approach to personalized digital behavior change interventions in the domain of sustainable, multi-modal urban transport. Segmentation is a key concept in market research, and within... Read More about Towards using segmentation-based techniques to personalize mobility behaviour Interventions.

Performance of route suggestions in networks with correlated link congestion. (2014)
Journal Article
Fonzone, A., & Schmoecker, J. (2014). Performance of route suggestions in networks with correlated link congestion. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 111, 800-809. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.114

We evaluate the performance of route suggestions which can be adopted when no real time information is available. We consider that when the available information is limited, risk-aversion, regret and disappointment may play an important role in decis... Read More about Performance of route suggestions in networks with correlated link congestion..

Effects of transit real-time information usage strategies. (2014)
Journal Article
Fonzone, A., & Schmoecker, J. (2014). Effects of transit real-time information usage strategies. Transportation research record, 2417, 121-129. https://doi.org/10.3141/2417-13

Real-time information is becoming increasingly available to transit travellers. This paper discusses the effects of RTI available before the start of a journey in terms of line loads as well as passenger benefits. We consider that it can affect the c... Read More about Effects of transit real-time information usage strategies..

Maritime policy in the North Sea Region. (2014)
Journal Article
Flitsch, V., Herz, N., Wolff, J., & Baird, A. (2014). Maritime policy in the North Sea Region. Maritime Economics and Logistics, https://doi.org/10.1057/mel.2014.12

The aim of maritime policy is to achieve continued trade development and hence economic growth while ensuring seas and coastal areas are adequately protected. Historically, many policy decisions, not least with regard to maritime transport, were arri... Read More about Maritime policy in the North Sea Region..

Could green taxation measures help incentivise future Chinese car drivers to purchase low emission vehicles? (2014)
Journal Article
Carreno, M., Ge, Y., & Borthwick, S. (2014). Could green taxation measures help incentivise future Chinese car drivers to purchase low emission vehicles?. Transport, 29, https://doi.org/10.3846/16484142.2014.913261

The paper begins with a brief review of evidence related to the different types of ‘green’ taxation measures that have been introduced by governments worldwide as a means to lessen the environmental consequences of private car ownership by incentivis... Read More about Could green taxation measures help incentivise future Chinese car drivers to purchase low emission vehicles?.