Transport technology and trades Books

Book SynopsisWhen blacksmith Pierre Michaux affixed pedals to the front axle of a two-wheeled scooter with a seat, he helped kick off a craze known as velocipedomania, which swept France in the late 1860s. The immediate forerunner of the bicycle, the velocipede similarly reflected changing cultural attitudes and challenged gender norms. Velocipedomania is the first in-depth study of the velocipede fad and the popular culture it inspired. It explores how the device was hailed as a symbol of France’s cutting-edge technological advancements, yet also marketed as an invention with a noble pedigree, born from the nation’s cultural and literary heritage. Giving readers a window into the material culture and enthusiasms of Second Empire France, it provides the first English translations of 1869’s Manual of the Velocipede, 1868’s Note on Monsieur Michaux’s Velocipede, and the 1869 operetta Dagobert and his Velocipede. It also reprints scores of rare images from newspapers and advertisements, analyzing how these magnificent machines captured the era’s visual imagination. By looking at how it influenced French attitudes towards politics, national identity, technology, fashion, fitness, and gender roles, this book shows how the short-lived craze of velocipedomania had a big impact. Trade Review“Engaging, well-researched, and expertly translated, Velocipedomania gives insight into the craze this two-wheeled machine inspired in the late 1860s and, more generally, into the rich popular culture of the period.”— Anne O’Neil-Henry, author of Mastering the Marketplace: Popular Literature in Nineteenth-Century France “In this engaging and informative book, Corry Cropper and Seth Whidden explore how, in late 1860s France, the forerunner of the bicycle came to be seen as a marker of modernity, freedom and even of national identity . . . A large number of contemporary cartoons and illustrations add to the rich source material—and to the reader’s enjoyment.”— French History “Careening across the stage, lifted into song, championed in story—velocipedes take France by storm in 1869-70. The machine of speed touches on gender, politics, class, and more. Never has cultural history been more informative or more fun than in the rollicking translations and commentary of Velocipedomania.”— Scott Carpenter, author of Aesthetics of Fraudulence in Nineteenth-Century France “In Velocipedomania, Cropper and Whidden bring to light an unexamined page of French cultural history—France’s obsession and cultural identification with the bicycle that began in the 1860s and that persists to this day. This lively compilation of texts about the velocipede, the iconic two-wheel wood and iron vehicle, will delight readers.”— Masha Belenky, author of Engine of Modernity: The Omnibus and Urban Culture in Nineteenth-Century Paris “This book is a fabulous exploration of the social and cultural importance of the velocipede—a short-lived but consequential predecessor to the modern bicycle—in France during the late 1860s.”— Robert Lewis, author of The Stadium Century: Sport, Spectatorship and Mass Society in Modern FranceTable of ContentsIntroduction Velocipedomania CHAPTER ONE The Utilitarian Velocipede Note on Monsieur Michaux’s Velocipede CHAPTER TWO The Velocipede on Stage Dagobert and His Velocipede CHAPTER THREE Narrating Velocipedomania Manual of the Velocipede CHAPTER FOUR Velocipedomania in Verse CONCLUSION “We Thought the Velocipede Was Dead” Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Illustration Credits Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisWhen blacksmith Pierre Michaux affixed pedals to the front axle of a two-wheeled scooter with a seat, he helped kick off a craze known as velocipedomania, which swept France in the late 1860s. The immediate forerunner of the bicycle, the velocipede similarly reflected changing cultural attitudes and challenged gender norms. Velocipedomania is the first in-depth study of the velocipede fad and the popular culture it inspired. It explores how the device was hailed as a symbol of France’s cutting-edge technological advancements, yet also marketed as an invention with a noble pedigree, born from the nation’s cultural and literary heritage. Giving readers a window into the material culture and enthusiasms of Second Empire France, it provides the first English translations of 1869’s Manual of the Velocipede, 1868’s Note on Monsieur Michaux’s Velocipede, and the 1869 operetta Dagobert and his Velocipede. It also reprints scores of rare images from newspapers and advertisements, analyzing how these magnificent machines captured the era’s visual imagination. By looking at how it influenced French attitudes towards politics, national identity, technology, fashion, fitness, and gender roles, this book shows how the short-lived craze of velocipedomania had a big impact. Trade Review“Careening across the stage, lifted into song, championed in story—velocipedes take France by storm in 1869-70. The machine of speed touches on gender, politics, class, and more. Never has cultural history been more informative or more fun than in the rollicking translations and commentary of Velocipedomania.”— Scott Carpenter, author of Aesthetics of Fraudulence in Nineteenth-Century France “In Velocipedomania, Cropper and Whidden bring to light an unexamined page of French cultural history—France’s obsession and cultural identification with the bicycle that began in the 1860s and that persists to this day. This lively compilation of texts about the velocipede, the iconic two-wheel wood and iron vehicle, will delight readers.”— Masha Belenky, author of Engine of Modernity: The Omnibus and Urban Culture in Nineteenth-Century Paris “Engaging, well-researched, and expertly translated, Velocipedomania gives insight into the craze this two-wheeled machine inspired in the late 1860s and, more generally, into the rich popular culture of the period.”— Anne O’Neil-Henry, author of Mastering the Marketplace: Popular Literature in Nineteenth-Century France “This book is a fabulous exploration of the social and cultural importance of the velocipede—a short-lived but consequential predecessor to the modern bicycle—in France during the late 1860s.”— Robert Lewis, author of The Stadium Century: Sport, Spectatorship and Mass Society in Modern FranceTable of ContentsIntroduction Velocipedomania CHAPTER ONE The Utilitarian Velocipede Note on Monsieur Michaux’s Velocipede CHAPTER TWO The Velocipede on Stage Dagobert and His Velocipede CHAPTER THREE Narrating Velocipedomania Manual of the Velocipede CHAPTER FOUR Velocipedomania in Verse CONCLUSION “We Thought the Velocipede Was Dead” Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Illustration Credits Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book argues that the issues surrounding sustainable transport constitute a new - post-modern - phase in transport policy and managementTable of Contents#N/A

Read more less

Book SynopsisFor many years the integration of the location of land use and activities in spatial systems, as well as the provision of transport in movement of goods, services and people, has been recognized as a challenge amongst various specialists, including: engineers, transportation planners, economists, environmentalists, urban and regional planners and developers.The purpose of this book is to address transportation modelling in terms of technology, techniques and methodology application in context to the interface between transportation systems, land use planning, and environmental challenges and application.The methodology of transportation modelling is applied to international practices and application based on specific case studies, inclusive of public transportation projects; transportation modelling techniques in practice; international research agenda; network design and channel strategies; strategic planning; application of technology in traffic surveys and interpretation; emissions from transportation systems; application of mathematical models and the interface between environment, land use and development in terms of location in space and the resulting activities.Of value to both theorists and practitioners, this book references the integration of transportation modelling techniques within an interdisciplinary environment inside all spatial systems.Table of ContentsContentsList of acronymsPart 1: Transportation modellingTransportation modelling in practice: connecting basic theory to practice; Network design and channel strategies; Integrated land-use and transportation modelling in developing countries: using OpenTripPlanner to determine lowest-cost commute trips; The use and application of vector optimisation methods for land use and transportation integrationPart 2: Strategic approach and integrationTransport modelling research agenda and new directions: evidence from a developing country; Alignment of spatial, transportation and environmental planning: practices underpinning strategic approaches in developing countries; Environmental management and land-use management in South Africa: complexities, challenges and opportunities for integrated strategic planning in developing countries

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe bike that is most fun to ride is the bike that you have made yourself, and the good news is that anyone can do it. This simple guide walks you through the process, from working out what you need, creating the specification, sourcing parts, to the enjoyable weekend spent building your new bike from scratch. When your bike is finished it will need looking after, and the book includes equally clear maintenance guidelines; those expensive and inconvenient trips to the bike shop will become a thing of the past. Beautifully illustrated by Lee John Phillips, the book is a useful self-purchase and equally makes a great gift for cyclists and hobbyists.

Read more less

Book SynopsisIn this ground-breaking book Aharon Kellerman explores a rapidly developing aspect of contemporary life: automated and autonomous spatial mobilities and their social and urban implications. Distinguishing between automation, or self-doing, and autonomy, or self-government, at both the conceptual and practical levels, this book also draws a distinction between spatial mobility and automated spatial mobility. Automation processes for transportation and communications media and their controls are discussed in light of these differences.Presenting a wide-ranging discussion on autonomous vehicle (AV) development and its future adoption, as well as of social and spatial dimensions of the AV-age, this highly topical book points to the emergence of autonomously mobile cities and the new mobility landscapes they will present. Academics, as well as practitioners, in the fields of mobility, transportation, urban planning, geography and sociology will find this an essential read.Trade Review'This is the most comprehensive and thorough study of the relation between automation and mobility. By bringing together the development of automation in both physical and virtual mobilities, Kellerman is not only able to offer a new history of the emergence of automated vehicles in relation to information technology, communications, and artificial intelligence, but also provides well grounded predictions for the future of automation and its social impacts in many forms of mobility. This book will be a crucial resource for mobilities scholars.' --Mimi Sheller, Drexel University, US'This is a very welcome book that treats the issue of automated and autonomous mobility in the mind-set of the book series in which it appears. It deals with transport, mobilities, and spatial change, with a strong historical, transport geography, technical, economic and social component. Kellerman has the gift of disentangling complex topics into very comprehensible, structured, and well-written research issues, whereby attention is paid to definitions, conceptualizations, social meanings, and interpretation. An excellent contribution!' --Frank Witlox, Ghent University, Belgium'No matter how we swing it, automated driving terminates the modern love affair with auto-mobility as we know it. Again, Aharon Kellerman is at the forefront of analyzing contemporary mobilities. He makes us understand the deep and silent metamorphosis of the modern system of (auto)mobility. A must-read for mobilities scholars, cultural geographers as well as practitioners, planners and engineers.' --Sven Kesselring, Nurtingen-Geislingen University, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Spatial mobility, automation, and autonomy 2. Automated and autonomous self-moving/mobility 3. Automated and autonomous traffic control 4. Automated and autonomous public transportation 5. Automated and autonomous information transmission 6. Autonomous vehicles 7. The geography of intelligent transport and communications 8. Summary and conclusion References Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book combines core chapters on different aspects of sustainable transport and health, together with case studies of particular approaches to synthesise walking and health in cities around the globe. Walking as a research area is multifaceted and this book presents chapters which synthesise the current state of research and practice, which will be of interest to readers, both academic and professional, and point to areas that will feature prominently in future research domains. Although the links between transport and health have long been recognised in the transport and health disciplines separately, it is a fairly recent phenomenon that they have been seen as a legitimate inter- and multi-disciplinary area. The areas of intersection have become more obvious with better understanding between the different disciplines with mutual and explicit understanding that great benefits come from recognising synergies between disciplinary approaches to similar problems. The connections between walking and health have benefited from a better understanding of the contributions of different disciplines. This book exploits this multidisciplinary approach.Trade ReviewPublic health, transport, planning, and other researchers from the US, Europe, Australia, Colombia, Canada, and Korea provide 19 chapters on walking and health, sustainable transportation, and urban planning, many based on papers presented at Walk 21 in Sydney, Australia, in October 2014. They discuss the prevalence and trends in walking, including health benefits, the economic value of walking, walking to and from school, and dog walking; connections to the built environment, public transport infrastructure, planning walking environments for people with disabilities and older adults, and pedestrian safety; how walking can be promoted; and case studies of Vancouver, Vienna, Bogotá, and Seoul. -- Annotation ©2017 * (protoview.com) *Table of ContentsCHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION; Corinne Mulley, Klaus Gebel and Ding Ding SECTION 1: WALKING. ITS PREVALENCE, ITS BENEFITS AND ITS VARIETY CHAPTER 2 - MEASUREMENT OF WALKING; Dafna Merom and Robert Korycinski CHAPTER 3 - UNDERSTANDING THE DETERMINANTS OF WALKING AS THE BASIS FOR SOCIAL MARKETING PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGING; Corinne Mulley and Chinh Ho CHAPTER 4 - THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF WALKING; Paul Kelly, Marie Murphy and Nanette Mutrie CHAPTER 5 - ECONOMIC VALUE OF WALKING; Todd Litman CHAPTER 6 - WALKING TO AND FROM SCHOOL; Jacky Kennedy and George Mammen CHAPTER 7 - DOG WALKING; Hayley E. Christian, Gavin R. McCormack, Kelly E. Evenson and Clover Maitland SECTION 2: ENVIRONMENTS AND WALKING CHAPTER 8 - THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND WALKING; William Riggs and Ruth L. Steiner CHAPTER 9 - PUBLIC TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND WALKING: GEARING TOWARDS THE MULTIMODAL CITY; Sonia Lavadinho CHAPTER 10 - PLANNING WALKING ENVIRONMENTS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND OLDER ADULTS; Yochai Eisenberg, Erin D. Bouldin, Nancy Gell and Dori Rosenberg CHAPTER 11 - PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND PUBLIC HEALTH; Philip Stoker, Arlie Adkins and Reid Ewing SECTION 3: PUBLIC POLICY FOR WALKING CHAPTER 12 - WALKING POLICY STEPS - THE POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR THE FIRST STATE WALKING TARGET IN NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA; Peter McCue CHAPTER 13 - DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE WALKING INTERVENTIONS: INTEGRATING BEHAVIOURAL, ECOLOGICAL, AND SYSTEMS SCIENCE TO PROMOTE POPULATION HEALTH; Liza S. Rovniak and Abby C. King CHAPTER 14 - PROMOTION OF RECREATIONAL WALKING: CASE STUDY OF THE CICLOVIA-RECREATIVA OF BOGOTA; Olga L. Sarmiento, Carlos Pedraza, Camilo A. Triana, Diana P. Díaz, Silvia González and Sergio Montero SECTION 4: CASE STUDIES CHAPTER 15 - VANCOUVER AND THE WALKER: THE EVOLUTION OF THE WALKABLE CITY; Sandy James CHAPTER 16 - WALKING IN VIENNA: SMOOTHING THE WAY FOR CREATING A NEW URBAN LIFESTYLE; Wiebke Unbehaun, Mailin Gaupp-Berghausen and Petra Jens CHAPTER 17 - WALKING FOR TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSMILENIO IN BOGOTA: STRENGTHS AND SHORTCOMINGS; Diana C. Parra and Pablo D. Lemoine CHAPTER 18 - RETROFITTING TRADITIONAL STREETS FOR SHARED USES: THE ‘PEDESTRIAN PRIORITY STREET’ IN SEOUL; Sunghoon Oh and Jennifer L. Kent SECTION 5: INTO THE FUTURE CHAPTER 19 - THE FUTURE OF WALKING?; Miles Tight

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis timely book explores the likely success or failure of potential transport innovations. Chapters examine societally relevant effects of transport transitions, including impacts on the environment, accessibility, safety and more. It focuses on complex innovations in which both public and private actors are involved.Combining insights from innovation sciences with evolutionary economics, business economics, managerial sciences, psychology and history, the chapters consider state-of-the-art innovation theories applied to sustainable transport, with an emphasis on approaches to understanding behaviour. The book then explores a range of potential transitions, covering technological innovations such as vehicle electrification, e-bikes and light electric vehicles in city logistics, before moving on to look at service innovations including carsharing, mobility as a service and e-shopping.Offering coverage of both frameworks and innovation examples themselves, this book will be an interesting read for transport studies and innovation scholars. It will also be a useful tool for policy makers and planners working in the area.Trade Review‘A systems change is on its way. Cities all over the world are changing their mobility paradigms, trying to transform car-oriented cities into places for people. This change goes hand in hand with the necessary change towards climate neutral mobility and more liveable cities. It comes at a time when car ownership can be replaced by alternatives such as shared mobility or mobility as a service, and many other smaller and larger innovations are shaping the future. In this book it is shown how transition theory and other frameworks can help to understand the incremental and radical changes that are supporting this transition towards a more sustainable mobility system. A must-read for everyone who wants to understand what the future of mobility will look like!’ -- Cathy Macharis, VUB-Mobilise, Belgium‘The transportation field has long put its faith in technological innovation as a way to solve our problems, whether traffic congestion or environmental impacts. But it is not that simple, as the theoretical frameworks and specific examples presented in this book demonstrate. Readers will find many important insights here.’ -- Susan Handy, University of California, Davis, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface x 1 Introduction to Innovations in Transport 1 Bert van Wee, Jan Anne Annema and Jonathan Köhler PART I FRAMEWORKS FOR ANALYSING TRANSPORT INNOVATIONS 2 A transitions theory perspective on transport innovation 14 Bonno Pel 3 Modelling innovations in freight transport: a business ecosystem perspective 35 Giovanni Zenezini and Lóránt A. Tavasszy 4 Understanding mobility biographies: conceptual and empirical advancements and practical innovation 68 Henrike Rau and Joachim Scheiner 5 Behavioral economics and social nudges in sustainable travel 89 William Riggs 6 Transport innovation theories: a brief overview 111 Jan Anne Annema PART II TRANSPORT INNOVATIONS 7 Technological innovation systems and transport innovations: understanding vehicle electrification in Norway 131 Ove Langeland, Cyriac George and Erik Figenbaum 8 Beyond market success: unpacking the societal implications of the e-bike 164 Qi Sun 9 Explaining the growth in light electric vehicles in city logistics 188 Ron van Duin, Walther Ploos van Amstel and Hans Quak 10 Automated driving on the path to enlightenment? 221 Maaike Snelder, Gonçalo Homem de Almeida Correia and Bart van Arem 11 Assessing policies to scale up carsharing 242 Karla Münzel, Marlous Arentshorst, Wouter Boon and Koen Frenken 12 Mobility-as-a-Service: how governance is shaping an innovation and its outcomes 269 Wijnand Veeneman 13 E-shopping, travel behavior, and society: a multi-level perspective on sustainable transitions 295 Kunbo Shi, Long Cheng and Frank Witlox 14 Identifying disruptive innovations in transport: the case of the Hyperloop 316 Yashar Araghi and Isabel R. Wilmink 15 Mission-oriented innovation policy: the case of the Swedish “Vision Zero” approach to traffic safety 343 Jannes Craens, Koen Frenken and Toon Meelen Index 359

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis timely book explores the likely success or failure of potential transport innovations. Chapters examine societally relevant effects of transport transitions, including impacts on the environment, accessibility, safety and more. It focuses on complex innovations in which both public and private actors are involved.Combining insights from innovation sciences with evolutionary economics, business economics, managerial sciences, psychology and history, the chapters consider state-of-the-art innovation theories applied to sustainable transport, with an emphasis on approaches to understanding behaviour. The book then explores a range of potential transitions, covering technological innovations such as vehicle electrification, e-bikes and light electric vehicles in city logistics, before moving on to look at service innovations including carsharing, mobility as a service and e-shopping.Offering coverage of both frameworks and innovation examples themselves, this book will be an interesting read for transport studies and innovation scholars. It will also be a useful tool for policy makers and planners working in the area.Trade Review‘A systems change is on its way. Cities all over the world are changing their mobility paradigms, trying to transform car-oriented cities into places for people. This change goes hand in hand with the necessary change towards climate neutral mobility and more liveable cities. It comes at a time when car ownership can be replaced by alternatives such as shared mobility or mobility as a service, and many other smaller and larger innovations are shaping the future. In this book it is shown how transition theory and other frameworks can help to understand the incremental and radical changes that are supporting this transition towards a more sustainable mobility system. A must-read for everyone who wants to understand what the future of mobility will look like!’ -- Cathy Macharis, VUB-Mobilise, Belgium‘The transportation field has long put its faith in technological innovation as a way to solve our problems, whether traffic congestion or environmental impacts. But it is not that simple, as the theoretical frameworks and specific examples presented in this book demonstrate. Readers will find many important insights here.’ -- Susan Handy, University of California, Davis, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface x 1 Introduction to Innovations in Transport 1 Bert van Wee, Jan Anne Annema and Jonathan Köhler PART I FRAMEWORKS FOR ANALYSING TRANSPORT INNOVATIONS 2 A transitions theory perspective on transport innovation 14 Bonno Pel 3 Modelling innovations in freight transport: a business ecosystem perspective 35 Giovanni Zenezini and Lóránt A. Tavasszy 4 Understanding mobility biographies: conceptual and empirical advancements and practical innovation 68 Henrike Rau and Joachim Scheiner 5 Behavioral economics and social nudges in sustainable travel 89 William Riggs 6 Transport innovation theories: a brief overview 111 Jan Anne Annema PART II TRANSPORT INNOVATIONS 7 Technological innovation systems and transport innovations: understanding vehicle electrification in Norway 131 Ove Langeland, Cyriac George and Erik Figenbaum 8 Beyond market success: unpacking the societal implications of the e-bike 164 Qi Sun 9 Explaining the growth in light electric vehicles in city logistics 188 Ron van Duin, Walther Ploos van Amstel and Hans Quak 10 Automated driving on the path to enlightenment? 221 Maaike Snelder, Gonçalo Homem de Almeida Correia and Bart van Arem 11 Assessing policies to scale up carsharing 242 Karla Münzel, Marlous Arentshorst, Wouter Boon and Koen Frenken 12 Mobility-as-a-Service: how governance is shaping an innovation and its outcomes 269 Wijnand Veeneman 13 E-shopping, travel behavior, and society: a multi-level perspective on sustainable transitions 295 Kunbo Shi, Long Cheng and Frank Witlox 14 Identifying disruptive innovations in transport: the case of the Hyperloop 316 Yashar Araghi and Isabel R. Wilmink 15 Mission-oriented innovation policy: the case of the Swedish “Vision Zero” approach to traffic safety 343 Jannes Craens, Koen Frenken and Toon Meelen Index 359

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe relationship between the shape of transportation networks and the optimal locations and allocations of human activities is examined in this unique volume.Simulations are performed on different toy-networks: several transportation networks are designed and their effects on location-allocation results are tested on different markets. Several optimal location models are used. The author then attempts to discover how the modelling results are affected by negative externalities or zone pricing policies. Finally, these results are applied to real-world situations, illustrating and confirming the results of the simulations performed on toy-networks.This volume will be considered as an interesting and original approach for location-modellers as well as planners. Transportation Networks and the Optimal Location of Human Activities will also appeal to geographers, spatial economists, location-allocation practitioners and transportation researchers.Trade Review'The book is clearly written and contains an extensive literature review that promises to be a useful guide to readers who intend to apply network structures in their own research. . . The research in this book is original. It hopes to initiate a critical discussion and therefore leaves a lot of questions open.' -- Hans Kremers, The Economic Journal'The book's special contribution is that it highlights the impact of transport infrastructure on the optimal location patterns . . . well written. It provides new ideas for insiders and at the same time is also accessible for outsiders . . . Isabelle Thomas has written a nice book with a clear focus.' -- Piet Rietveld, Journal of Regional Science'Economists have rediscovered space through the surge of the so-called "New Economic Geography". However, they often forget the tremendous amount of work developed in economic geography per se. In this book, Isabelle Thomas provides a clear, rigorous and unified treatment of one of the main approaches taken by geographers to study the location of human activities, namely Numerical Geography. Economists, regional scientists and transportation planners have much to learn from this book while geographers should be pleased to see how one of them masters so well such a difficult topic.' -- Jacques Thisse, CORE, BelgiumTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Part I: Measuring the Shape of the Transportation Network 2. ‘Measuring’ the Shape of the Transportation Network: State of the Art Part II: Location-Allocation Results and the Shape of the Transportation Network 3. Optimal Locations and Transportation Networks: The Case of Autarky 4. Optimal Locations and Transportation Networks: The Case of a Common Market 5. Optimal Locations of Human Activities and the Permeability of the Border in a Common Market Part III: Location-Allocation Modelling and the Measure of Distance 6. Distance-Predicting Functions and Location-Allocation Results 7. Price Policies, Transportation Networks and Location-Allocation Results 8. Negative Externalities and Location-Allocation Results Part IV: Land-Use Planning and the Shape of the Transportation Network: Two Real-World Examples 9. Optimal Locations of Health Centres in Niger: Rainy Season versus Dry Season Accessibility 10. Optimal Location of Recycling in Belgium: Externalities versus Transportation Costs 11. Conclusion References Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisTransport systems have to meet the mobility needs of people and commodities on all scales, from the local to the global level. Concerns about the energy, fumes and sound emissions produced, and about the safety, service quality, intelligence and lifecycle of the systems, etc. can all be included in a systemic approach. This approach can contribute to the development of sustainable solutions, for individual vehicles as well as for transport systems. Derived from an approach combining the social and physical sciences, these solutions result from the integration of physical objects, services and organizational processes, which involve several actors. Their harmonious organization contributes to the development of more virtuous transport systems for the future of urban and inter-urban mobility.Table of ContentsIntroduction ix Chapter 1. The Fundamentals of Sustainable Transport 1 Chapter 2. Vehicles: An Element of the Solution for Sustainable Transport 45 Chapter 3. A Systemic Approach to Transport Schemes 103 Chapter 4. Can We Organize Sustainable Mobility? 135 Chapter 5. Innovation Projects for Sustainable Transport Systems 191 Chapter 6. Public Policies, Economics and Sustainable Transport 249 Conclusions – Directions 269 Bibliography 277 Glossary for Alternative Fuels 295 Appendix–LUTB Transport and Mobility Systems 299 Index 305

Read more less

Book Synopsis Current developments in the renewable energy field, and the trend toward self-production and self-consumption of energy, has led to increased interest in the means of storing electrical energy; a key element of sustainable development. This book provides an in-depth view of the environmentally responsible energy solutions currently available for use in the building sector. It highlights the importance of storing electrical energy, demonstrates the many services that the storage of electrical energy can bring, and discusses the important socio-economic factors related to the emergence of smart buildings and smart grids. Finally, it presents the methodological tools needed to build a system of storage-based energy management, illustrated by concrete, pedagogic examples. Table of ContentsForeword xi Introduction xiii Chapter 1. Storing Electrical Energy in Habitat: Toward “Smart Buildings” and “Smart Cities” 1 1.1. Toward smarter electrical grids 1 1.1.1. The move to decentralize electrical grids 1 1.1.2. Smart grids 2 1.2. Storage requirements in buildings 4 1.3. Difficulties in storing electrical energy 5 1.4. Electricity supply in buildings 7 1.4.1. Building supply and consumption 7 1.4.2. Self-production and self-consumption 10 1.4.3. Micro-grids 11 1.5. Smart buildings 14 1.6. Smart cities 18 1.7. Socio-economic questions 19 1.7.1. Toward new economic models 19 1.7.2. Social acceptability 20 1.8. Storage management 22 1.9. Methodologies used in developing energy management for storage systems 24 Chapter 2. Energy Storage in a Commercial Building 27 2.1. Introduction 27 2.2. Managing energy storage in a supermarket 27 2.2.1. Introduction 27 2.2.2. System characteristics 28 2.2.3. Electricity billing 31 2.2.4. Objectives of the energy management strategy 32 2.2.5. Fuzzy logic supervisor 33 2.2.6. Simulation 46 2.2.7. Performance analysis using indicators 49 2.3. Conclusion 51 2.4. Acknowledgments 52 Chapter 3. Energy Storage in a Tertiary Building, Combining Photovoltaic Panels and LED Lighting 53 3.1. Introduction 53 3.2. DC network architecture 55 3.3. Energy management 56 3.3.1. Specification 56 3.3.2. System inputs/outputs 58 3.3.3. Functional graph 59 3.3.4. Determination of membership functions 61 3.3.5. Operational graph 63 3.3.6. Fuzzy rules 63 3.4. Simulation results 66 3.4.1. Case 1: favorable grid access conditions (GAC) 68 3.4.2. Case 2: unfavorable GACs 69 3.4.3. Case 3: variable GAC 70 3.4.4. Comparison of results 73 3.5. Conclusion 74 3.6. Acknowledgments 75 Chapter 4. Hybrid Storage Associated with Photovoltaic Technology for Buildings in Non-interconnected Zones 77 4.1. Introduction 77 4.2. Photovoltaic systems in buildings and integration into the grid 78 4.2.1. Context and economic issues 78 4.2.2. Examples of projects 80 4.3. Importance of storage in photovoltaic systems 85 4.3.1. Photovoltaic systems for isolated sites 85 4.3.2. Photovoltaic systems connected to the grid 85 4.3.3. Hybrid storage 86 4.3.4. Electronic conversion structures for hybrid storage 88 4.4. Photovoltaic generator with hybrid storage system 91 4.4.1. Case study 91 4.4.2. Principles and standards for frequency support 93 4.4.3. Calculating battery wear 97 4.5. Energy management 99 4.5.1. Methodology 99 4.5.2. Operating specifications 100 4.5.3. Supervisor structure and determination of input/output 101 4.5.4. Functional graphs 103 4.5.5. Membership functions 105 4.5.6. Operating graphs 108 4.5.7. Fuzzy rules 110 4.5.8. Evaluation indicators 113 4.6. Simulation results 114 4.6.1. Supervisor validation 115 4.6.2. Life expectancy of storage elements 120 4.6.3. Efficiency 123 4.6.4. Levelized cost of energy 126 4.7. Experimental validation of energy management 128 4.7.1. Definition of tests 128 4.7.2. Experimental results 129 4.8. Conclusion 132 4.9. Acknowledgments 134 Chapter 5. Economic and Sociological Implications of Smart Grids 135 5.1. Introduction 135 5.2. Actor diversity in smart grids 137 5.3. Economic and sociological implications of smart grids 138 5.3.1. Introduction 138 5.3.2. Implications of smart grids for the value chain 141 5.3.3. The “downstream” role of smart grids 150 5.3.4. The “upstream” role of smart grids 160 5.3.5. Demand management programs 166 5.4. Social acceptability 169 5.4.1. Introduction 169 5.4.2. Conceptual frameworks: points of reference 170 5.4.3. Studies of social acceptability 174 5.4.4. Theoretical application of voluntary load reduction within a reference framework 181 5.4.5. Quality of the load reduction contract 191 5.5. Conclusion 195 5.6. Acknowledgments 196 Chapter 6. Energy Mutualization for Tertiary Buildings, Residential Buildings and Producers 197 6.1. Introduction 197 6.2. Energy mutualization between commercial, tertiary and residential buildings, producers and grid managers 198 6.2.1. Grid actors 198 6.2.2. Energy service aggregator 199 6.2.3. Case study: structure of the micro-grid 201 6.2.4. Consumption and production profiles of actors in the micro-grid 203 6.3. Management of energy mutualization for tertiary buildings, residential buildings and energy producers 205 6.3.1. Objectives and constraints of actors in the micro-grid 206 6.3.2. Supervisor structure: input and output variables 210 6.3.3. Functional graphs 211 6.3.4. Membership functions 212 6.3.5. Operating graphs 217 6.3.6. Fuzzy rules 217 6.3.7. Indicators 221 6.4. Case study 221 6.4.1. Characteristics of the micro-grid 221 6.4.2. Scenarios 222 6.5. Load reduction 228 6.5.1. Load reduction principle 228 6.5.2. Introduction to load reduction and acceptability 229 6.5.3. Simulation of energy management with load reduction 231 6.6. Conclusion 233 6.7. Acknowledgments 233 6.8. Appendix 1 234 Chapter 7. Centralized Management of a Local Energy Community to Maximize Self-consumption of PV Production 235 7.1. Introduction 235 7.2. Energy management issues in residential neighborhoods 242 7.2.1. Electric grid management: basic principles 242 7.2.2. The move toward smart grids 243 7.2.3. A few applications of micro-grids for managing local energy communities 246 7.3. The active PV generator 249 7.3.1. Current PV production 249 7.3.2. Limits and necessary developments 249 7.3.3. Cascade structure 250 7.3.4. Domestic application 251 7.3.5. Energy management of the DC bus 254 7.3.6. Energy management of ultracapacitors 261 7.4. Micro-grid management 263 7.4.1. Organization of electrical grid management 263 7.4.2. Key functions 264 7.4.3. Characteristics of local controllers for distributed production 268 7.4.4. Fundamentals of power balancing 268 7.4.5. Load management 270 7.5. Application to the context of a residential electrical network 270 7.5.1. From managing domestic demand to managing domestic production 270 7.5.2. Residential grids and application of micro-grid concepts 273 7.5.3. Energy management of a micro-grid 277 7.6. Prediction techniques and data processing 278 7.6.1. Predicting PV production 278 7.6.2. Load prediction 279 7.6.3. Energy estimation 281 7.7. Day ahead operational planning and half-hourly power reference calculations 283 7.7.1. Objectives 283 7.7.2. Constraints 283 7.7.3. Determinist algorithm for generator use 284 7.7.4. Practical application 287 7.8. Medium-term energy management 289 7.8.1. Reducing observed deviations 289 7.8.2. Energy management to minimize the aging of batteries 290 7.9. Short-term energy management 292 7.9.1. Primary frequency regulation 292 7.9.2. Power balancing strategies in the active generator 292 7.10. Experimental testing using real-time simulation 294 7.10.1. Benefits of real-time simulation 294 7.10.2. The Electrical Power Management Lab 295 7.10.3. Experimental implementation 297 7.10.4. Analysis of self-consumption in a house 300 7.10.5. Increasing the proportion of PV use in a residential grid 306 7.11. Review of scientific contributions and methodological summary 312 7.12. Concluding thoughts and research perspectives 313 Chapter 8. Reversible Charging from Electric Vehicles to Grids and Buildings 317 8.1. Introduction 317 8.2. Reversible charging of electric vehicles 319 8.2.1. Vehicle to Grid 319 8.2.2. Vehicle to Home and to Building 323 8.2.3. Vehicle to Station and energy hubs 324 8.2.4. Energy service aggregator 325 8.3. Potential services and energy management of reversible EV fleets 325 8.3.1. Services supplied by V2G 325 8.3.2. Energy management of a V2G fleet 328 8.4. Vehicle to Station: V2S 340 8.4.1. Impact and contribution of EVs in a railway station carpark 340 8.4.2. V2S: contribution of V2G technology in a station parking lot 344 8.5. V2H 348 8.6. Conclusion 352 8.7. Acknowledgments 353 8.8. Appendix 353 8.8.1. Detailed functional graphs for the V2G application 353 References 355 Index 369

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis is an illustrated celebration of the pioneering development of Formula E – the FIA-approved class of auto racing dedicated to electric-powered cars.The Founding Partners of Formula E decided that the event would be a platform to boost sustainable innovations, a gateway to the cities of tomorrow and alternative transport. After the very first Formula E season in 2014-2015, this dream is already becoming a reality – and the best is yet to come. Without fear or favour, Formula E is now moving forward with a critical and (more importantly) enthusiastic approach to encouraging and promoting development of the format. You will find in this book examples of innovations developed at Formula E, or for which Formula E is a fast-track to growth. The set-up of the race is in itself an exceptional event. Here we focus on what is happening behind the scenes. As you will see, Formula E is (much) more than a race. Year after year, we will update this book with new innovations and new exciting partnerships.

Read more less

Book SynopsisA review of pneumatic conveyance technology and challenges Successful Pneumatic Conveying provides a detailed overview of the field's fundamental principles and practices. Presented by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, this book features detailed explanations, current technologies, and solutions to the challenges encountered in the design and construction of efficient pneumatic conveyance systems. Topics include vacuum versus positive pressure, blockage problems, high pressure systems, particle attention and deposition, attrition and wear, conveying fragile materials, and more to provide useful insight to engineers in the field.Table of ContentsIntroduction to pneumatic conveying, N. Mainwaring; vacuum versus positive pressure, R. Burgess; design for throughput, R. Huggett; solving throughput and blockage problems in pneumatic conveying systems, M.G. Jones; reliability of operation - in practice, C. Chubb; understanding and controlling attrition and wear, M. Bradley; particle attrition and deposition in pneumatic conveying, T. Taylor; pneumatic conveying of fragile materials, J.M. Bell; pneumatic conveying systems associated with high-pressure system, M. Chisholm.

Read more less

Book SynopsisA design history that investigates the experience of travel, analysing the vehicle from the passengers' and drivers' points of view. It takes us inside a range of vehicles, from buses and limousines to dugout canoes and 'superferries', to aircraft such as the Graf Zeppelin and the Apollo spacecraft.

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisWhen the United States took on the building of the Panama Canal in 1904, workers were faced with extremely difficult living conditions. The tropical diseases such as malaria and yellow fever plagued them just as they had the earlier French effort. The housing stock left behind by the French was dilapidated and inadequate.About a hundred sets of beautifully drafted architectural plans left by the French came in handy for locating drains, etc., as the Americans made repairs to existing buildings. Some workers found insect ridden rooms in adjacent towns while others lived in tents or thatched huts near construction sites. Not wanting to endanger the lives of their families, most men left their wives and children behind.What started out as a cesspool of disease and loneliness eventually emerged as a little piece of paradise for its Canal Zone residents. This book tells some of the stories of the various townsites scattered along the fifty miles of the Panama Canal Zone between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. It also shares the fond memories of a few of its residents whose hometowns have changed since the Panama Canal was turned over to Panama on December 31, 1999, and the Canal Zone as they knew it was no more.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe building of the Panama Canal by the United States from 1904 to 1914 at the time was the most significant and monumental engineering achievement the world had ever seen. Its completion, despite incredible obstacles, changed the lives of thousands of people in nations around the world and brought to realization a centuries-old dream of connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The brave and adventurous workers who went to Panama during the construction period faced unimaginable hardships on a daily basis; death was a constant companion as yellow fever, malaria and other tropical diseases took their toll. The family histories contained in this book document the incredible hardships faced by those early construction workers and provide a fascinating glimpse of life in Panama and the former Canal Zone during the American Era of the Panama Canal, from 1904 to 1999.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book deals with the combustion and exhaust emissions of gas engines fueled with green biogas. Biogas is a mixture of gases, primarily consisting of methane and carbon dioxide. Biogas can be produced from raw materials such as agricultural waste, manure, municipal waste, plant material, sewage, food waste, etc. Biogas is considered to be a renewable source of energy. Therefore, it can contribute to the prevention of global warming.The biogas engine is used to co-generate electricity by operating engine and heat from hot exhaust gases. The energy source used very efficiently. Unlike other green energy sources such as wind and solar, biogas is readily available when needed.This book first describes the basics of biogas and its application to internal combustion engines. Next, it describes the engine system and the combustion phenomena in the engine cylinder. Engine technology continues to advance in spark ignition and dual-fuel engines to achieve higher thermal efficiency and lower harmful emissions. Several advanced combustion technologies are introduced to achieve higher thermal efficiency while avoiding knocking.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Fundamentals of combustion behavior of gas engine.- Combustion and exhaust emissions of biogas spark-ignition engines.- Combustion and exhaust emissions of biogas dual-fuel engine.- Technologies for higher thermal efficiency.- Summary.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis book reports on innovative research and developments in the broad field of transportation. It covers solutions relating to intelligent vehicles and infrastructure, energy and combustion management, vehicle dynamics and control, as well as research on human factors, logistics and security. Contributions are based on peer-reviewed papers presented at the 12th international scientific conference "Transbaltica: Transportation Science and Technology", held virtually from Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania, on September 16-17, 2021. All in all, this book offers extensive information on modern transport systems, with a good balance of theory and practice. Table of ContentsStudy of Air Flow around a Moving Vehicle as a Source of Energy.- Methodology for Determination Coefficients Values of the Proposed Rheological Model for the Tire Tread.- Development of an Innovative Technical Solution to Improve the Efficiency of Rolling Stock Friction Brake Elements Operation.- 3D Simulation and Analysis of the Course of a Bus / Train Accident at a Railway Crossing.- Optimization of a Trestle Weight of an Operating Hydraulic Jack Used During Wagons Repairing.- Investigation of Dynamic Behaviour of an Overhead Crane Using Multivariant Calculations.

Read more less

Book SynopsisDas vorliegende Buch liefert einen empirischen Beitrag dazu, das Potenzial für den Einsatz biologisch wirksamer Lichtapplikationen im Innenraum von Kraftfahrzeugen besser beurteilen zu können und gibt Hinweise für die Gestaltung entsprechender Anwendungen. Die Ergebnisse aus drei Probandenstudien zeigen große individuelle Unterschiede in der Wirksamkeit solcher Lichtexpositionen auf die Physiologie von Menschen auf, bekräftigen aber zumindest für einen Teil der Probanden eine biologische Einflussnahme und Steigerung der Wachsamkeit. Dabei sollten automobile Lichtapplikationen möglichst großflächig dargeboten werden, um einen ausreichenden visuellen Komfort zu gewährleisten.Table of ContentsEinleitung.- Theoretischer Hintergrund.- Zielsetzung der Arbeit.- Vorstudie: Akzeptanz und Wirkung einer Lichtexposition während einer morgendlichen, chauffierten Fahrt.- Laborstudie: Untersuchung biologischer Lichtwirkungen sowie des Einflusses des Raumwinkels der Lichtexposition.- Fahrsimulatorstudie: Untersuchung biologischer Lichtwirkungen sowie des Einflusses des Raumwinkels der Lichtexposition im automobilen Kontext.- Abschließende Diskussion.

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisAerodynamics.- Cyber Security.- Data Science.- Deveolpment Methods.- Mobility Solutions.- New Technologies.- Powertrain Efficiency.- Powertrain Systems.- Smart Engineering.- Testing.- Zero Impact.

Read more less

Book SynopsisEinleitung.- Grundlagen der Fahrdynamik.- Die Reifen - die besten Freunde des Fahrers.- Stationäre Kurvenfahrt.- Längsdynamik.- Radaufhängungskinematik.- Die Fahrwerkabstimmung.- Dynamische Kurvenfahrt.- Fahrdynamische Instabilitäten.- Lenken in den Lüften.- Zusammenfassung.

Read more less

Book SynopsisText in English & German. If laziness is the mother of all inventions, then the car is its masterpiece. The earliest means of locomotion was walking, followed by riding on horses or camels; finally, with the invention of the wheel, came the ability to use carriages, which not only made locomotion far more comfortable but also brought the transportation of goods to a whole new level. However, it then took millennia for carriages to go from being propelled by horses or oxen to engines, initially steam-driven, then propelled by internal combustion engines and early experiments with electric propulsion. Cars were initially the result of pure craftsmanship, and as passenger cars were based on the concept of the carriage. The assembly line had not entirely abandoned the carriage look, but already showed a typical automobile profile: equal-sized wheels, engine bonnet, passenger compartment. The predominant body colour of cars manufactured between 1910 and 1930 was black, while all makes of car had an almost uniform appearance. As manufacturers moved away from metal-panelled wooden frames to an all-steel design, they hesitantly ventured to adopt new forms. Improved undercarriages and higher engine performance were initially limited by air resistance, which above a speed of 60 kilometres per hour is the strongest of all driving resistances. This led to the development of new body shapes that offer less resistance to the airstream. Engineers still determined the form of the car, sometimes even achieving formal elegance. It was only rarely that members of other professions, such as the architects Le Corbusier or Walter Gropius, were commissioned to design a car. Between the two World Wars North America had the worlds largest fleet of cars; this also meant that their design became an increasingly important sales factor. Professsional automobile design was established. As they continued to develop technically, cars in the 1950s moved further and further away from the physically logical form of a moving body. One of the last and most outstanding examples of a form with optimum resistance to the airstream is the Citroën ID/DS of 1955. Others, indeed almost all, opted for the pure symbolism of speed and power, whose most important ingredients were tail fins and chrome. Today, with a global annual production of close to 100 million passenger cars, automotive style has come to be represented by a wide range of almost every imaginable form. Architect Hans-Ulrich von Mende has worked with partners in an independent practice since 1990. For 50 years his writings and drawings on automotive design have appeared in books, trade journals (mot, autobild) and the daily press (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Süddeutsche Zeitung).

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis detailed introduction to transportation engineering is designed to serve as acomprehensive text for undergraduate as well as first year master's students in civil engineering. In order to keep the treatment focused, the emphasis is on roadways based transportation systems, from the perspective of Indian conditions

Read more less

Book SynopsisIntelligent Transportation Systems course covers AICTE syllabus for civil engineering students. It discusses data collection, technologies, and case studies on ITS worldwide. Detailed ITS-architecture explanations, examples, and self-assessment questions aid learning.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis review is biennially produced by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). It describes the environment within which the transport sector is developing and the principal challenges that this environment poses to governments, the transport industry and society at large. The publication also focuses on tracing the significant development of roads, railways, shipping, ports, inland waterways and air transport industries and infrastructure in the region. In addition, it considers the changing delivery mechanisms across all transport sectors and discusses urban transport issues. Finally, the review examines the process of globalization, trade agreements related to transport, regionalism, collocation of production transport facilities, as well as intermodal transport systems.

Read more less