Essays about: "Travel corridor"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words Travel corridor.
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1. Rail-air transport competition : A discrete choice analysis along with an international empirical investigation
University essay from KTH/TransportplaneringAbstract : There is an increasing interest among many nations to decrease CO2 emissions.Promoting more sustainable modes of transportation is one particular area that has roomfor improvement. For instance, short and medium distance flights can bepotentially substituted by high-speed rail (HSR). READ MORE
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2. The readmission agreement between Sweden and Afghanistan : A tortuous strategy of creating a deportation corridor to a war-torn country?
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : Focusing on the readmission agreement between Sweden and Afghanistan, this study aims to enhance our understanding of why and how states use readmission agreements and the discourse underpinning these practices. Based on interviews with key officials working in the Swedish deportation infrastructure, the findings show that the agreement is presented as a successful measure resulting in a more predictable process and increased forced returns. READ MORE
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3. Bus Rapid Transit design parameters and their impact on travel times : A micro-simulation study of boarding and alighting through all doors and bus lanes
University essay from KTH/TransportplaneringAbstract : Sweden has defined a national transportation objective that aim at making public transportation the most attractive option in more situations. One way of making public transportation mote attractive is to ensure that it is rapid. READ MORE
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4. Pedestrian trajectories on a 90° turn in a corridor: A non-immersive virtual reality study.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för BrandteknikAbstract : When an emergency occurs, bottlenecks can emerge at the corners of corridors. Therefore, it is essential to understand how people move through complex geometries during evacuation to improve architectural designs. READ MORE
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5. Rødbyhavn and Femern tunnel - holistic masterplan of Rødbyhavn influenced by the global infrastructure project Femern tunnel
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : Since the 15th-century Fugleflugtslinjen (the Bird Escape line) - transport corridor from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean - has been a long-lasting project and optimizations are still taking place today. As one of the optimization projects, in 2011, it was decided to build an immersed tunnel (Femern tunnel) between Rødbyhavn (Denmark) and Puttgarden (Germany), and in 2020 the construction works had started. READ MORE