Sustainability in urban rail systems: addressing the conflicts between the social, political and environmental requirements for improving energy efficiency

Conflicts between different stakeholders regarding how best to achieve urban rail energy efficiency have affected urban rail systems worldwide. The development of energy efficient technologies is, on its own, insufficient to optimise the energy consumption of urban rail systems; without the correct policy and funding mechanisms, such measures often remain unimplemented. Therefore, what is needed is a system-level approach which provides solutions that consider the needs of all parties which, to date, has not been undertaken. This paper summarises the current stakeholder requirements, paying specific attention to societal opinions and needs. Coupled with case studies of various global transport systems, recommendations and conclusions are developed which, if taken into consideration, could help achieve greater future urban rail energy efficiency.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)

  14-20 bd Newton, Cité Descartes, Champs su Marne
  77447 Marne la Vallée,   France  Cedex 2
• Authors:
  • Batty, Paul
  • Palacin, Roberto
  • González-Gil, Arturo
  • Powell, Jonathan
• Conference:
  • Transport Research Arena (TRA) 5th Conference: Transport Solutions from Research to Deployment
  • Location: Paris , France
  • Date: 2014-4-14 to 2014-4-17
• Publication Date: 2014-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 10p
• Monograph Title: Transport Research Arena (TRA) 2014 Proceedings

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Energy; Energy conservation; Improvements; Methodology; Policy; Public transit; Trolley cars
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency
• ITRD Terms: 1284: Advanced tram; 5911: Efficiency; 212: Energy conservation; 213: Energy consumption; 1284: Improved tram; 9108: Improvement; 1284: Intermediate rapid transit; 1284: Light rail; 9102: Method; 173: Policy; 744: Public transport; 1284: Tramway
• Subject Areas: Energy; Policy; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01540803
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Files: VTI, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 15 2014 10:39AM