Download or read book Network Expansion Decision Making in the Twin Cities written by Norah Montes de Oca and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper presents a qualitative analysis of the decision-rules used by jurisdictions in Minnesota's Twin Cities metropolitan area. Interviews were conducted with staff at the city, county, metropolitan, and state levels to determine how decisions about road investment, expansion and new construction were made. Flowcharts were developed to provide a more systematic way of presenting that information. Most jurisdictions do not have extensive public participation processes, though several, notably the Metropolitan Council, Hennepin and Ramsey Counties and the City of Minneapolis do. Jurisdictions with public participation have the most formal and extensive documentation of their investment decision process. The decision factors vary by jurisdiction, though safety, capacity, and pavement quality were important throughout.
Download or read book Evolving Transportation Networks written by Feng Xie and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last two centuries, the development of modern transportation has significantly transformed human life. The main theme of this book is to understand the complexity of transportation development and model the process of network growth including its determining factors, which may be topological, morphological, temporal, technological, economic, managerial, social or political. Using multidimensional concepts and methods, the authors develop a holistic framework to represent network growth as an open and complex process with models that demonstrate in a scientific way how numerous independent decisions made by entities such as travelers, property owners, developers, and public jurisdictions could result in a coherent network of facilities on the ground. Models are proposed from innovative perspectives including self-organization, degeneration, and sequential connection to interpret the evolutionary growth of transportation networks in explicit consideration of independent economic and regulatory initiatives. Employing these models, the authors survey a series of topics ranging from network hierarchy and topology to first mover advantage. The authors demonstrate, with a wide spectrum of empirical and theoretical evidence, that network growth follows a path that is not only logical in retrospect, but also predictable and manageable from a planning perspective. In the larger scheme of innovative transportation planning, this book provides a re-consideration of conventional planning practice and sets the stage for further development on the theory and practice of the next-generation, evolutionary planning approach in transportation, making it of interest to scholars and practitioners alike in the field of transportation .
Download or read book Planning for Place and Plexus written by and published by Routledge. This book was released on with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Metropolitan Transport and Land Use written by David M Levinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-01-19 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As cities around the globe respond to rapid technological changes and political pressures, coordinated transport and land use planning is an often targeted aim. Metropolitan Transport and Land Use, the second edition of Planning for Place and Plexus, provides unique and updated perspectives on metropolitan transport networks and land use planning, challenging current planning strategies, offering frameworks to understand and evaluate policy, and suggesting alternative solutions. The book includes current and cutting-edge theory, findings, and recommendations which are cleverly illustrated throughout using international examples. This revised work continues to serve as a valuable resource for students, researchers, practitioners, and policy advisors working across transport, land use, and planning.
Download or read book Planning and Analysis 2006 written by National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book How Does Collaborative Governance Scale written by Chris Ansell and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current trends towards collaborative governance aim at giving people more say in the policies that shape their lives. But one crucial question about collaborative governance that has been all but ignored is how it can, or can't, work at different scales? This book takes up that question, exploring the challenges of operating at a single scale, across multiple scales, and moving between scales. The book explores the overlooked role of scale and scaling in a wide range of policy areas, including employment policy, water management, transportation planning, public health, university governance, artistic markets, child welfare, and humanitarian relief. It presents case studies from around the world, and from the local to the global.
Download or read book Annual Report written by University of Minnesota. Intelligent Transportation Systems Institute and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Holistic Approach for Decision Making Towards Designing Smart Cities written by George Cristian Lazaroiu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume examines strategies to make future cities more sustainable. The aim of these and other initiatives of the recent past, is to transform our cities into smarter cities. Thereby, these solutions are determined to boost clean electricity and pollution reduction, improve the life of citizens and transform city environment and regulatory structures. As the EUs ambition is to become carbon-neutral until 2050, the outlined projects also consider fostering economy prosperity and social wellness and environmental sustainability. The greatest challenge being already built urban spaces that need to be transformed quickly and at low costs. The book will analyze future smart cities in three centric dimensions: energy and sustainable development, smart infrastructures for smart cities, social involvement and economic prosperity. With its global approach, the volume is highly useful for professionals involved in city planning and urban ecology.
Download or read book Low Carbon Transition written by Dalia Streimikiene and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Low-carbon transition is a shift from an economy that depends heavily on fossil fuels to a sustainable, low-carbon energy economy. This book analyzes the role of renewables in driving the low-carbon transition in agriculture, explores the circular bio-based economy, and examines policies and strategies designed to facilitate low-carbon transition in agriculture, greenhouse gas mitigation, and adaptation trends in the European Union agriculture sector. It provides new knowledge and understanding about the impact of low-carbon energy transition, emphasizes the key role of renewable energy in a wide range of agricultural activities, and offers alternative sustainable solutions to current practices. Features Discusses a novel approach on low-carbon transition that is not considered by the majority of studies Emphasizes the urgent need to minimize the carbon and environmental footprint of the EU agriculture and food system through low-carbon energy transition Provides theoretical background of sustainable agriculture and explains the decarbonization path of agriculture. Investigates the role of renewables, new technologies, business models, and practices in agriculture while assessing their socioeconomic and environmental effects. Presents a case study on the applications of low-carbon transition policies in selected EU member states and analyses in details various implications. This book is suitable for senior undergraduate and graduate students, professionals in agriculture, researchers, and policy makers interested in sustainable agriculture and renewable energy usage and their economics.
Download or read book Digital Twin and Blockchain for Smart Cities written by Amit Kumar Tyagi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2024-09-11 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book uniquely explores the fundamentals of blockchain and digital twin technologies and their uses in smart cities. In the previous decade, many governments explored artificial intelligence, digital twin, and blockchain, and their roles in smart cities. This book discusses the convergence of two transformative technologies, digital twin and blockchain, to address urban challenges and propel the development of smarter, more sustainable cities. This convergence empowers cities to create real-time replicas of urban environments (digital twins) and secure, transparent data management (blockchain) to improve city planning, management, and civic services. In this application, the concept of a digital twin involves creating a virtual, data-driven replica of a city or specific urban systems, such as transportation, energy, or infrastructure. This digital twin mirrors the real world, gathering data from various sensors, IoT devices, and other sources to provide a holistic view of the city’s operations. Furthermore, blockchain technology offers a decentralized and tamper-resistant ledger for securely storing and managing data. In the context of smart cities, blockchain can ensure data integrity, privacy, and transparency, enabling trust and collaboration among various stakeholders. This book covers many important topics, including real-time city modeling; data security and the trustworthy storage of sensitive urban data; transparent governance to facilitate accountable governance and decision-making processes in smart cities; improved city services; disaster resilience (by providing insights into vulnerabilities and efficient resource allocation during crises); sustainable urban planning that optimizes resource allocation, reduces energy consumption, and minimizes environmental impact, which fosters sustainable development; citizen engagement; and much more. This book will not only provide information about more efficient, resilient, and sustainable urban environments, but it also empowers citizens to be active participants in shaping the future of their cities. By converging these technologies, cities can overcome existing challenges, encourage innovation, and create more livable, connected, and responsive urban spaces. Audience This book has a wide audience in computer science, artificial intelligence, and information technology as well as engineers in a variety of industrial manufacturing industries. It will also appeal to economists and government/city policymakers working on smart cities, the circular economy, clean tech investors, urban decision-makers, and environmental professionals.
Download or read book A Guide for Implementing Bus on Shoulder BOS Systems written by Peter C. Martin and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2012 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Provides guidelines for the planning, design, and implementation of BOS operations along urban freeways and major arterials ... The report should be useful as a decision-making guide to assist transit operators, state DOTs, MPOs, and other stakeholders in assessing the feasibility of the BOS concept, developing safe and effective BOS plans, implementing initial BOS operations, and maintaining or expanding ongoing BOS operations."--Foreword.
Download or read book High speed rail written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main report is available (ISBN 9780215038579) and additional written evidence is contained in Volume 3, available on the Committee website at www.parliament.uk/transcom
Download or read book Transforming Public Transportation Institutional and Business Models written by Tamar Henkin and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2012 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " TRB's Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 159: Transforming Public Transportation Institutional and Business Models offers strategy for defining and implementing transformative change in institutional and business models, thus facilitating the operation and maintenance of public transportation systems. The report identifies the components of transformative change and examines potential consequences of change. " -- pub. desc.
Download or read book Community Empowerment Program written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Wisconsin State Rail Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
