A methodology for measuring the sustainability of car transport systems

Abstract

Measuring the sustainability of car fleets, an important task in developing transport policy, can be accomplished with an appropriate set of indicators. We applied the Process Analysis Method of sustainability assessment to generate an indicator set in a systematic and transparent way, that is consistent with a declared definition of a sustainable transport system. Our method identifies stakeholder groups, the full range of impacts across the environmental, economic and human / social domains of sustainability, and those who generate and receive those impacts. Car users are shown by the analysis to have dual roles, both as individual makers of decisions and as beneficiaries / sufferers of the impacts resulting from communal choice. Thus car users, through their experience of service quality, are a potential force for system change. Our method addresses many of the well-known flaws in measuring transport sustainability. The indicator set created is independent of national characteristics and will be useful to transport policy practitioners and sustainable mobility researchers globally.

Sustainable accessibility in rural destinations: a public transport network approach

“…A sustainable transport system requires planning, which in turn needs monitoring, evaluation and assessment of the current system, and any proposed changes (Shiau & Liu, 2013). Sustainability assessments of transport systems have been conducted within the fields of transport studies and transport geography by use of various approaches and indicators (Smith, Axon, & Darton, 2013). Among them, accessibility has been a recurring oneeither in combination with other measures (Rubulotta, Ignaccolo, Inturri, & Rofè, 2012;Toth-Szabo & Várhelyi, 2012) or as a sole indicator (Amoroso, Caruso, & Castelluccio, 2012;Kwok & Yeh, 2004).…”

Urban mobility performance indicators: a bibliometric analysis

“…From the perspective of health and safety, the greatest number of indicators was identified in the works of Smith et al (2013), Jeon & Amekudzi (2005) and Cheng & Chen (2015), as shown in Figure 17. The most relevant indicators were accidents with fatality, traffic accidents, safety in the use of public transport service, pollution effect health and medical expenses associated with transportation.…”

Indicadores de desempeño para empresas del sector logístico: Un enfoque desde el transporte de carga terrestre

“…En [17] se identifican indicadores como el consumo de combustible, la accidentalidad, la calidad del servicio y el mantenimiento de los vehículos; mientras que en [18] se mide la eficiencia de las rutas en función del tiempo de viaje, la distancia entre destinos, el número de paradas realizadas, el consumo de combustible y la velocidad promedio. En cuanto a indicadores asociados al transporte de mercancía en cadenas de suministro específicas, en [19] se analizan los indicadores de competitividad en la cadena de suministro de la comida; incluyendo el número de empleados capacitados, el uso de combustible, el costo total de transporte, el número de ordenes despachadas sin errores y el cumplimiento con los tiempos.…”

“…Se espera maximizar el valor calculado. (17) 3.8. Retrasos en la Entrega -RE Es la relación entre tiempo real de entrega y la diferencia con el tiempo estimado; se espera que este indicador se minimice en función del nivel de servicio que la empresa desea establecer.…”