Evaluation of sustainable urban mobility in the city of Thessaloniki

Perra, Vasiliki-Maria; Sdoukopoulos, Alexandros; Pitsiava–Latinopoulou, Magda

doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2017.05.103

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“…Different SUMP monitoring systems are debated in scientific sources, strategies and various European projects. Some of those are designed to evaluate specific urban transport systems (Chakhtoura & Pojani, 2016;City of York Council, 2011;Perra, Sdoukopoulos, & Pitsiava-Latinopoulou, 2017). The systems contain clearly expressed evaluation indicators that describe a transport system for a particular city/town.…”

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A Monitoring System for Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans

Damidavičius

Burinskienė

Ušpalytė−Vitkūnienė

2019

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Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans are developed in Europe rapidly. The future initiative is expected to change the image of European cities and will make transport systems efficacious, thus reducing congestion, decreasing air pollution, and offering alternative options for travelling. The impact of the measures being implemented needs to be monitored regularly to evaluate the effect of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans, and progress in accomplishing the objectives and specific aims of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans are assessed. Infrastructure measures often require considerable investment, and therefore, their rational use expected to create immense benefit to the public. This article analyses various European models for monitoring and evaluating Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans. The models are structured, proposing an assessment methodology for Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans. Assistance provided by the experts and the use of evaluation models for the analytic hierarchy process assists in identifying the significance of the monitoring indicators that allow assessing the priority orders and the importance of implementing mobility measures.

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A Monitoring System for Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans

Damidavičius

Burinskienė

Ušpalytė−Vitkūnienė

2019

BJRBE

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“…Transportation demand management is a critical urban strategy that is mainly applied with the objective of rebalancing the modal split between private cars and alternative public transportation systems (Cruz et al., ). At the same time, Perra, Sdoukopoulos, and Pitsiava‐Latinopoulou () state that the characteristics of modern cities create high demand for high‐quality mobility; however, providing public transport instead of individual cars, may reduce the impact on the environment. A study about the use of bicycles was developed by Sun and Zacharias (), and they proved to be a competitive mode for short‐distance travel within cities.…”

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Carbon footprint of transportation habits in a Brazilian university

Barros

Silva

Piekarski

et al. 2018

Environmental Quality Mgmt

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Currently, atmospheric emissions coming from industry and means of transportation are expanding at a fast pace across the globe. This study aims to measure the carbon footprint of the Federal University of Technology -Paraná (UTFPR) Ponta Grossa Campus, in terms of the means of transportation used by instructors and students on their commutes between their homes and the university. A survey was applied within the academic community to obtain transportation data. Data were generated using the Umberto NXT Universal software, along with a life-cycle assessment analysis, using the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards ISO 14040, 14044, and the Ecoinvent 3 database. The results show that 90.67% of instructors travel to the university in their cars, which contributes to a high carbon footprint potential; that is, an emission of 51.91 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent (kg CO 2equiv. ) per month per instructor. For students, the emission is 6.97 kg CO 2equiv. into the atmosphere per month per individual for those students who use the bus, as 63.32% of the university's students use public transportation to get around. In this way, the study provides a lesson regarding the environmental impact of the academic community, and it generates knowledge and aims at a more sustainable future by reducing environmental impacts through the means of transport that people choose to use. K E Y W O R D SBrazil, carbon offset, CO 2 emissions, life-cycle assessment, sustainable transport, sustainable university

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“…In this effort, Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) have arisen as a policy tool to enhance sustainable mobility. Several initiatives for the strategic planning of sustainable urban development exist (Sustainable NI 2016;Plevnik et al 2019), and useful tools, criteria, and relevant indicators have been proposed for different geographies to assist the application of sustainability plans (Zheng et al 2013;DSDG-UNHQ 2016;Perra et al 2017;Alonso et al 2016;EURO-STAT 2019;Mozos-Blanco et al 2018;Ali-Toudert et al 2019). To enhance the implementation of these applications, regulators are also contextualizing the monitoring process (RFSC 2013).…”

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SUMPs Implementation: Designation of Capacity Gaps of Local Authorities in the Delivery of Sustainable Mobility Projects

Kalakou

Spundflasch

Martins³

et al. 2021

Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions

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There are numerous initiatives at the European level that are aimed at increasing the capacity of cities with regard to sustainable mobility planning by developing guidelines and various forms of training materials. An important prerequisite for systematic capacity building is to understand what capacity actually means in the context of mobility planning and which concrete factors influence the ability to shape and deliver sustainable mobility solutions. In the SUITS EU project, a tool for capacity assessment was developed and tested with six participant cities. Through interviews and workshops with mobility stakeholders in the participating cities, 15 challenges that the cities face while planning and implementing mobility plans were identified and led to the design of a set of 54 indicators that assess the capacity of an authority to develop and implement a mobility plan. The presented methodology enables authorities to self-assess their performance and capacity and identify the sources of the problems they face and that are impeding their effectiveness in developing and implementing mobility plans. The application in the six participating cities demonstrated that the evaluation tool here introduced is comprehensive, encompasses all the aspects of the environment in which a local authority (LA) operates and effectively highlights the areas where interventions are required so that the LAs can systematically increase their capacity.

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Evaluation of sustainable urban mobility in the city of Thessaloniki

Cited by 37 publications

References 12 publications

A Monitoring System for Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans

A Monitoring System for Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans

Carbon footprint of transportation habits in a Brazilian university

SUMPs Implementation: Designation of Capacity Gaps of Local Authorities in the Delivery of Sustainable Mobility Projects

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