Development of a system of environmental and energy consumption data for urban road traffic: pilot application in Thessaloniki, Greece

The degradation of the natural environment and the intensity of energy consumption are main components of the urban transport problem. During the last decade, the diminishment of car dependency is highlighted as a major priority of the urban transport policy while local authorities implement measures for the promotion of sustainable mobility. The development of the appropriate strategies depends on the availability of reliable data that describe the relation between traffic and environmental quality. In this context, the purpose of the paper is the presentation of an interdisciplinary methodology for the assessment of road infrastructure, traffic and environmental data in an urban area. The methodology is based on on-site measurements in order to correspond to real traffic conditions. Furthermore, a pilot application for the Thessaloniki city centre is conducted. The paper is concluded with a discussion of the potential contribution of the specific methodology.

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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:
  • Pitsiava-Latinopoulou, Magda
  • Melios, Giorgos
  • Gavanas, Nikolaos
  • Tsakalidis, Anastasios
  • Aggelakakis, Aggelos
  • Kouridis, Charis
• 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: Calculation; Carbon dioxide; Fuel consumption; Methodology; Nitrogen oxides; Pollutants; Scale models; Traffic flow; Urban areas
• ITRD Terms: 6464: Calculation; 7393: Carbon dioxide; 2442: Emission; 232: Fuel consumption; 9102: Method; 6205: Model (not math); 7380: Nitrogen oxide; 671: Traffic flow; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Energy; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01540815
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Files: VTI, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 15 2014 10:39AM