Article
Ergonomics
Peng Liu, Siming Zhai, Tingting Li
Summary: A study found that people's evaluations of aggressive behavior towards automated vehicles (AVs) and human drivers differ. When the victim's identity is salient, aggressive behavior towards AVs is more easily accepted, perceived as less risky, and less negative affect and moral judgment are reported. This finding suggests that AVs may need to hide their identity to blend in with regular vehicles.
ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION
(2022)
Article
Business
Maximilian A. Richter, Markus Hagenmaier, Oliver Bandte, Vinit Parida, Joakim Wincent
Summary: The Smart city is crucial for sustainability, and investment in emerging technologies for urban mobility is a key area for achieving sustainability goals. This article presents a simulation-based comparison between different cities and autonomous vehicle adoption scenarios to understand the impact of AVs on urban mobility. The results indicate that promoting AV-shuttle use would deliver the greatest advantage for certain city archetypes, while micromobility would be more beneficial for developing urban powerhouses.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Adam Liberacki, Barbara Trincone, Gabriella Duca, Luigi Aldieri, Concetto Paolo Vinci, Fabio Carlucci
Summary: This study investigates the Environmental Life Cycle Costs of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) services and their potential integration with other transport systems. The analysis shows that most of the cost is related to the aircraft energy consumption during flight, while the rest is used by ground infrastructure. The energy cost is strongly correlated with the distance travelled and the size of the aircraft.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Economics
Aurore Flipo, Nathalie Ortar, Madeleine Sallustio
Summary: This research explores the dynamics of distributional and procedural justice in the mobility sector in France's Drome and Ardeche departments. Distributional justice is seen in the shift of the cost and decision-making power to individuals due to reduced public transit provision. Procedural justice is observed in the lack of resident participation in environmental policies affecting mobility. The study reveals that individual-focused mobility transition reinforces inequalities, while complex local governance limits citizens' involvement in decision-making and highlights the role of civic associations as experts in implementing long-term policies.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Tomas Holota, Maria Holotova, Ludmila Nagyova, Dagmar Caganova
Summary: The pandemic has demonstrated the positive consequences of sustainable and greener mobility, such as reduced noise, dust, and air pollution. However, the operation of new transport forms in Slovak cities is not rational, with individual car transport dominating over sustainable alternatives. In this study, the traffic situation in Nitra is analyzed, and multimodal urban mobility is proposed as a solution. The research findings indicate limited urban infrastructure and varying attitudes of Nitra's residents towards sustainable urban mobility.
Review
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Claudine Badue, Ranik Guidolini, Raphael Vivacqua Carneiro, Pedro Azevedo, Vinicius B. Cardoso, Avelino Forechi, Luan Jesus, Rodrigo Berriel, Thiago M. Paixao, Filipe Mutz, Lucas de Paula Veronese, Thiago Oliveira-Santos, Alberto F. De Souza
Summary: The research survey examined literature on self-driving cars, focusing on the architecture of autonomy system, perception, and decision-making methods. It also provided a detailed description of the autonomy system of the self-driving car developed at the Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo (UFES). Additionally, prominent self-driving car research platforms developed by academia and technology companies were listed.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Monica Menendez, Lukas Ambuhl
Summary: This paper reviews the measures implemented by the city of Zurich to achieve sustainable urban transportation and discusses how to integrate these measures to define a sustainable transportation cycle.
Article
Economics
Esther K. Ishengoma, Genoveva Gabriel
Summary: This paper examines the relationship between economic factors and car-owners' willingness to convert their cars to NGVs or secure commercial loans. The study finds that factors like vehicle condition and owner's identity influence their willingness to incur conversion costs. Policy instruments should target well-maintained vehicles with higher engine capacity, as well as male and private car-owners.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Riya Kakkar, Jafar Alzubi, Amit Dua, Smita Agrawal, Sudeep Tanwar, Rajat Agrawal, Gulshan Sharma, Pitshou N. Bokoro, Ravi Sharma
Summary: The proposed scheme aims to ensure the security, privacy, and transparency of parking slot owners and users through blockchain and IPFS. By utilizing a second price auction model, it optimizes the parking price for users, benefiting parking slot owners as well.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yawen Li, Yushan Yang, Guorong Luo, Jizhou Huang, Tian Wu
Summary: In the post-epidemic era, balancing epidemic prevention and control with sustainable economic development has become a serious challenge for all countries. This study analyzes regional differences in the impact of massive traffic restriction policies in China and provides suggestions for adjusting traffic restrictions and economic stimulus policies to achieve sustainable development.
Article
Engineering, Civil
Ge Shi, Vannesa Methoxha, Carol Atkinson-Palombo, Norman Garrick
Summary: The Netherlands has managed to reduce traffic fatalities by over 90%, leading to a convergence of risk levels for pedestrians, bicyclists, and vehicle occupants. Through protests, advocacy, and policies promoting non-motorized transportation, the country has achieved this remarkable feat over the past five decades. The early adoption of a systems-based approach called Sustainable Safety has also played a key role in improving traffic safety in the country.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sanja Filipovic, Noam Lior, Mirjana Radovanovic
Summary: The European Union adopted the Green Deal to become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. This paper aims to analyze the relationships between the goals of achieving net-zero emissions and Sustainable Developments Goals. It emphasizes the need for clear links and quantitative indicators to ensure the attainment of these goals.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Francesco Malandrino, Carla Fabiana Chiasserini, Gian Michele Dell'Aera
Summary: In this work, we propose an assisted driving system that leverages the synergy between connected vehicles and the edge of the network infrastructure to effectively drive local decisions based on global traffic policies. We integrate different entities within an edge-based architecture to share information and make decisions at different time scales. Using a queuing-based model and optimization problem formulation, we develop an iterative algorithm called Bottleneck Hunting (BH) to make global decisions on traffic flows. Our solution demonstrates significant reductions in travel times compared to traditional approaches.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MOBILE COMPUTING
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Andreas Hofer
Summary: The presence of private vehicles in cities leads to congestion, pollution, and financial burdens. In order to adapt to climate change and protect resources, urban areas need to reorganize transportation and infrastructure, along with implementing new management models. By curtailing private transport and reimagining urban infrastructure typologies, cities can address these challenges effectively.
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Vaclav Linkov, Marek Vanzura
Summary: This study explores the measurement of situation awareness of teleoperated drivers of remotely controlled cars, suggesting that objective methods combined with subjective methods can be used in real-road environments, while methods involving probes and interruptions are suitable for closed circuit environments.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Criminology & Penology
Rafael Prieto Curiel
Summary: This study examines the temporal concentration of different crime types in Mexico City and finds that crime has distinct patterns of concentration throughout the week. Different types of crime and regions exhibit varying levels of concentration, indicating the importance of considering specific moments for policing strategies.
JOURNAL OF QUANTITATIVE CRIMINOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Rafael Prieto Curiel, Carmen Cabrera-Arnau, Steven Richard Bishop
Summary: City population size is a crucial measure to understand urban life. This study analyzes the impact of city size on the emergence and growth of nearby cities. The results show that the observed scaling power of cities is not random and large cities have a significant influence on urban emergence and growth within a certain distance.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSICS
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Rafael Prieto Curiel, Mauricio Quinones Dominguez, Eduardo Lora, Neave O'Clery
Summary: Internal migration is an important driving force of a country's demography, but critical characteristics such as the propensity to keep moving and return to previous locations are often overlooked. This study constructs a model of city-to-city migration and examines signature frequency based on migration and return rates. The results show that most people do not move in general, and when they do, they often return to previous cities. Young and male individuals exhibit frequent migration, while women and mature individuals are less likely to move and more likely to return.
COMPUTERS ENVIRONMENT AND URBAN SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Urban Studies
Andy Hong, Lucy Baker, Rafael Prieto Curiel, James Duminy, Bhawani Buswala, ChengHe Guan, Divya Ravindranath
Summary: This article explores the integration of ethnographic research and big data analysis in studying urban phenomena, using the specific case of road safety in Mexico City as an illustrative example. The authors argue that big and thick data can be reconciled through three stages of the research process: research formulation, data collection and analysis, and research output and knowledge representation.
JOURNAL OF URBAN AFFAIRS
(2023)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Rafael Prieto Curiel, Humberto Gonzalez Ramirez, Steven Bishop
Summary: By studying individual decision-making processes, we found that the optimal outcome for urban transportation can only be achieved when the direct and indirect factors, as well as the number of users, are equal for all transport modes. In the presence of asymmetric factors, the equilibrium reached is always suboptimal, resulting in tragedy of the commons and longer average commuting times. Introducing a new mode of transport may lead to counter-intuitive results and increased congestion.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSICS
(2022)
Article
Economics
Mauricio Quinones, Christian M. Posso, Nicolas Mancera, Juan C. Duque, Carlos A. Medina
Summary: This paper calculates the degree of intragenerational income mobility in Colombia and analyzes the influence of observable characteristics on income mobility. The findings show that Colombia's income mobility is unequal, and female mobility is even more unequal than male mobility. The decomposition analysis reveals that this inequality is influenced by employees' contract type, economic sector, and location.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLANNING SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Rafael Prieto-Curiel, Abel Schumann, Inhoi Heo, Philipp Heinrigs
Summary: The study examines the centrality of cities in Africa's urban network and analyzes the impact of factors such as international borders on connectivity and trade. The degree of cities is found to have a non-linear relationship with population, while intermediacy depends mainly on city size. Cities near international borders and certain countries are highly sensitive to border delays.
COMPUTERS ENVIRONMENT AND URBAN SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rafael Prieto-Curiel, Jorge E. Patino, Brile Anderson
Summary: A large portion of Africa's infrastructure remains to be built, and the location and manner of constructing new buildings are crucial as these decisions have long-lasting impacts. Using building footprint data, we have developed the BASE model, which shows that the average distance between buildings is functionally related to the number of buildings, their average area, as well as the sprawl and elongation of the urban layout. The average distance between structures, which serves as a proxy for energy demands related to mobility, increases faster than the square root of population due to the combination of sublinear growth in building numbers and size, and sprawl. Our estimation suggests that when a city doubles its population, its energy demand from transport triples.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Geography
Olivier J. Walther, Rafael Prieto-Curiel, Joseph Padron, Jason Scheuer
Summary: This article models the geography of the 9/11 network members' travels and finds that the scale and sophistication of the attacks did not require constant physical presence. It also reveals that coordination among the hijackers resulted in following the same travel itineraries between cities. The study suggests that spatializing social networks is crucial for understanding and disrupting the emergence of terrorist networks.
PROFESSIONAL GEOGRAPHER
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rafael Prieto-Curiel, Olivier Walther, Ewan Davies
Summary: This article proposes a novel technique for analyzing low-frequency temporal events, such as terrorism, by using cumulative curves and corresponding gradients to detect trends and shocks. The results suggest that security policies have failed to reduce the strength of terrorist organizations and restore stability.
Article
Environmental Studies
Rafael Prieto-Curiel, Daniel Kondor
Summary: Saudi Arabia plans to build a new city that can accommodate 9 million people, shaped in a 170 km long line. We analyze whether this plan is the best for a new city and discuss some inconveniences of having a prolonged urban form.
NPJ URBAN SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rafael Prieto-Curiel, Inhoi Heo, Abel Schumann, Philipp Heinrigs
Summary: This article presents a method for constructing a simplified and connected urban network, which reduces the number of spatial points and transforms disconnected polygonal lines or patches into a connected network with a few edges and nodes. This method facilitates the analysis of transport routes, connectivity, and urban patterns between cities.
Article
Transportation
Humberto Gonzalez Ramirez, Ludovic Leclercq, Nicolas Chiabaut, Cecile Becarie, Jean Krug
Summary: Recent empirical studies have shown that travelers tend to evaluate relative rather than absolute differences in travel time, with 60.5% choosing the fastest route when it is at least 30% faster than alternatives. Only 10% of individuals consistently chose the fastest route, indicating bounded rationality.
TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR AND SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Sociology
Roslyn Arlin Mickelson, Mauricio Quinoes, Stephen Samuel Smith, Toby L. Parcel
Summary: The study found a relationship between public attitudes towards school diversity and levels of desegregation in five Southern school districts, with a strong positive correlation between White respondents' attitudes and actual levels of desegregation. At the same time, there was a negative relationship observed between Black respondents' attitudes and desegregation levels, prompting further exploration into the reasons behind these relationships.
SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
(2021)
