Urban transportation : planning, operation and management /

"Urban Transportation has become a subject of major interest for students, academia and practicing engineers in the government and private sector. So far, there is hardly any book available on the subject written by Indian authors covering the subject in the context of a developing country. In...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Victor, D. Johnson (Autor), Ponnuswamy, S. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, [2012]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering.
Temas:
Urban transportation > Planning.
Transportation > Passenger traffic.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A. Dedication
  • B. Foreword
  • C. Preface
  • D. Abbreviations
  • 1. Introduction
  • Importance of transportation
  • Brief history of transportation
  • Values, goals and objectives
  • Classification of transportation
  • References
  • 2. Urbanization and transportation
  • Urbanization
  • Importance of urban areas
  • Structure of urban areas
  • Urban design
  • Transportation and urban forms
  • Use of road space
  • Functional classification of urban roads
  • References
  • 3. Urban transportation characteristics
  • Factors influencing transportation needs
  • Transportation demand
  • Types of trips
  • Modes of travel
  • Urban transportation scene in india
  • Growth of urban transport demand
  • Road congestion
  • Capacity, space utilization and energy consumption of modes
  • Impact of transport on environment
  • Urban transport policy
  • Components of urban transportation system
  • References
  • 4. Urban transportation planning process
  • Urban transportation planning objectives
  • Hierarchy of urban transportation systems
  • Urban transportation planning sequence
  • Data collection
  • Transportation network
  • Surveys for data collection
  • Environmental impact analysis
  • References
  • 5. Travel demand forecasting
  • Travel demand forecasting process
  • Trip generation and attraction analysis
  • Trip distribution models
  • Modal split analysis
  • Route assignment analysis
  • Summary
  • References
  • 6. Public transportation - bus transport
  • Bus transport characteristics
  • Types of buses
  • Bus stops
  • Bus stop shelters
  • Bus transit management
  • Estimation of the required fleet strength
  • Bus route planning
  • Expansion/curtailmant of services
  • Performance indicators
  • Time table, bus schedule and crew schedule
  • Example of construction of a simple time-table
  • Bus involvement in accidents
  • Breakdowns
  • Vandalism
  • Inspection
  • Personnel management
  • Fleet management
  • Bus depots
  • Methods of financing
  • References
  • 7. Public transportation - rail transport
  • General
  • Types of rail transit
  • Suburban commuter rail
  • Rapid rail transit
  • Light rail transit
  • Monorail system
  • Growth of rail based transit systems
  • Some case studies
  • Rail transit system development in indian cities
  • References
  • 8. System design of rail rapid transit
  • System capacity
  • Elevated rail
  • Underground system
  • Traction alternatives and choice
  • Signaling and operating systems
  • Rolling stock
  • Structure and track
  • Stations
  • Train operation plan and fleet requirement
  • Management structure for a rail transit system
  • References
  • 9. Coordination of public transport
  • Need for coordination
  • Selection of transit mode
  • Public transport financing
  • Transit fare structures
  • Transit marketing
  • Intermodal transfer
  • References.
  • 10. Parking
  • Parking problems
  • Impact of parking
  • Parking space requirements
  • Types of parking facilities
  • Parking charges and collection mechanism
  • Space requirement for other vehicles
  • Parking standards
  • Planning for parking
  • Parking management strategies
  • References
  • 11. Non-motorized urban transportation
  • Role of non-motorized modes of travel
  • Importance of pedestrian facilities
  • Planning for pedestrian movement
  • Sidewalks
  • Pedestrian crossings
  • Bicycle facility planning
  • Planning considerations for bicycle transport
  • Types of bicycle facilities
  • Bicycle network planning
  • Bicycle parking
  • Cycle rickshaws
  • Pedestrian malls and people mover systems
  • References
  • 12. Intermediate public transport
  • Definition
  • Classification of service
  • Operational characteristics of paratransit vehicles
  • Ipt in other countries
  • Role of ipt in indian cities
  • References
  • 13. Urban goods movement
  • Importance of urban goods movement
  • Characteristics of urban goods movement
  • Problems of urban goods movement
  • Goods traffic management in urban area
  • Urban goods movement planning process
  • Goods movement forecasting
  • References
  • 14. Innovations in urban transportation
  • Need for innovative approaches
  • Classification of urban transportation innovations
  • Track guided bus
  • Duo bus
  • Busway
  • Bus rapid transit (brt)
  • Bus route rationalization
  • Linear induction motor technology
  • Magnetic levitation (maglev) vehicles
  • Geographic information system (gis)
  • Intelligent transportation system (its)
  • Case studies
  • References.

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