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Is sustainable transport policy sustainable? [PDF]

Transport Policy, 2014
The paper challenges part of the sustainable transport literature. Sustainable transport plans often focus on reducing carbon emissions in a specific city, region or country, and this neglects two handicaps of strong unilateral action. The first is that climate is a global commons problem, so a strong binding international climate agreement is unlikely.
Eliasson, Jonas, Proost, Stef
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A Game Theory-Based Approach for Modeling Autonomous Vehicle Behavior in Congested, Urban Lane-Changing Scenarios

Sensors, 2021
Autonomous vehicles are expected to display human-like behavior, at least to the extent that their decisions can be intuitively understood by other road users.
Nikita Smirnov, Yuzhou Liu, Aso Validi, Walter Morales-Alvarez, Cristina Olaverri-Monreal   +4 more
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On the cost elasticity of inter-regional distribution structures: a case study for the Netherlands

European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research, 2021
Several studies show that logistics facilities have spread spatially from relatively concentrated clusters in the 1970s to geographically more decentralized patterns away from urban areas.
Igor Y. Davydenko, Lorant A. Tavasszy, Hans J. Quak   +2 more
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An Operation Plan Optimization Model for Integrated Customized and Conventional Bus Services Based on Cost Analysis

Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2022
A proper public transportation system should be economically efficient to improve its sustainability and competitiveness. The superfluous provision of conventional bus services in areas with a weak or scattered travel demand distribution might result in ...
Xi Lu, Junru Han, Peng Xu, Haode Liu, Xumei Chen   +4 more
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Safeguarding Food Industry: Understanding Cyberthreats and Ensuring Cybersecurity

Engineering Proceedings, 2023
The food industry stands as one of the most vital manufacturing sectors globally, with an ever-increasing reliance on digitalization and technology-driven processes. However, this advancement comes with an inherent risk of cyberattacks, encompassing data
Adel Alqudhaibi, Ashish Krishna, Sandeep Jagtap, Mohamed Afy-Shararah, Konstantinos Salonitis   +4 more
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Revolutionizing Food Production: Integrating Industry 4.0 and Carbon Neutral Strategies for a Sustainable Future

Engineering Proceedings, 2023
The food industry is actively adopting carbon neutral strategies aligned with the principles of Industry 4 [...]
Noor Imran, Sandeep Jagtap, Mohamed Afy-Shararah, Konstantinos Salonitis   +3 more
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The Concept of Carbon Accounting in Manufacturing Systems and Supply Chains

Energies, 2023
Carbon accounting is primarily a process for measuring, reporting, and allocating greenhouse gas emissions from human activities, thus enabling informed decision-making to mitigate climate change and foster responsible resource management.
Rashmeet Kaur, John Patsavellas, Yousef Haddad, Konstantinos Salonitis   +3 more
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Building Resilience and Overcoming Challenges in War Times: The Role of Lean 4.0 in Agri-Food Supply Chains

Engineering Proceedings, 2023
The ongoing conflict and the impact of Russia–Ukraine war pose significant challenges to various sectors, including the agri-food industry [...]
Michelle Grace Tetteh, Sandeep Jagtap, Konstantinos Salonitis   +2 more
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An Empirical Analysis on Travel Characteristics of Feeder Trips Between Shared Electric Bicycles and Urban Rail Transit: A Case Study of Hohhot [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
This study proposes a method for determining whether the purpose of cycling an electric bicycle is to transfer to a subway connection and then employs ArcGIS to set buffer zones of 250-meters radius and pick up the orders of connecting travel by judging ...
Li Chao, Yin Zhifang, Zhou Kang, Zhao Haibin, Liao Kai   +4 more
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TOPOI Mobility: Accessibility and settlement types in the urban rural gradient of Lower Saxony – opportunities for sustainable mobility

Urban, Planning and Transport Research, 2021
The accessibility of suburban and rural areas presents existential challenges for resident communities. Municipality inhabitants with little access to public transport and structurally weak regions often work in distant urban agglomerations, with long ...
Vanessa Miriam Carlow, Olaf Mumm, Dirk Neumann, Nina Schmidt, Thomas Siefer   +4 more
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