Essays about: "urban public transport"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 247 essays containing the words urban public transport.

1. 6. Inclusion of differential pricing in congestion charging scheme: The case of Stockholm and Curitiba

   University essay from KTH/Transportplanering

   Author : Joaquin Franco; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Among transport demand management (TDM) strategies, congestion pricing has been one of the most widely applied, but at the same time one of the most criticised. The reason is that this measure is considered regressive, exclusionary, and inequitable, since having a flat rate ignores people's ability to pay, i.e. READ MORE

3. 7. Freight Transport in the Car-Free City : Towards a more sustainable urban freight sector

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Melisa Marta; [2023]
   Keywords : Car-free city; sustainable urban freight transport; urban consolidation center; cargo bicycles;

   Abstract : Freight transport of goods is an indispensable part of everyday life. Without it there would be no delivery of products such as food, water, construction material, technology, furniture, clothes and society, as we know it today, would collapse.  However, there are more and less sustainable ways of transporting goods. READ MORE

4. 8. Bridging space syntax and social capital : a participatory approach to analysing the potential of Light Rail Transit to reconfigure spatialised social segregation in Gottsunda

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Jelmer van der Ham; [2023]
   Keywords : public transport; spatialised social segregation; social capital; space syntax; participatory mapping; co-presence;

   Abstract : The geographic separation of population groups can perpetuate social inequalities in reaching socio-economic opportunity and can exacerbate social exclusivity. Gottsunda, an area in Uppsala, has experienced historically reinforced spatialised social segregation by concentrating groups with foreign-born and low socio-economic backgrounds within the same neighbourhood. READ MORE

5. 9. Car Use: An Analysis of Motorists’ Transport Decision-Making

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Simone Pastori; [2023]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The deep-seated role of private vehicles in our lifestyles limits the pursuit of sustainable urban development from an economic, social, and environmental standpoint. As such, this qualitative study aims to identify and explain the determinants behind the car phenomenon. READ MORE

6. 10. Reaching Your Destination: A Qualitative Study on Ridesharing as a Solution for First and Last-Mile Transportation Challenges

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Guillermo Berrojo Romeyro Mascarenhas; Joost Krämer; [2023]
   Keywords : Ridesharing; First Mile; Last Mile; Sustainable Urban Mobility; Urban Transportation; Innovation Management; Business Model Innovation; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The study aims to explore the increasingly relevant and theoretically underexplored field of ridesharing as a solution for first and last-mile transportation, its success factors and challenges, as well as the process of integrating ridesharing into a public transport network. It utilizes a business model innovation framework as the theoretical basis to explore success factors as well as challenges when operating and setting up a ridesharing service. READ MORE