Search for dissertations about: "Transport Infrastructure"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 315 swedish dissertations containing the words Transport Infrastructure.

  2. 6. Government's Role for Transport Infrastructure : Theoretical Approaches and Historical Development

    Author : Björn Hasselgren; Göran Cars; Hans Lind; Mark Pennington; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Government; Market; Planning; Transport Infrastructure;

    Abstract : This thesis analyzes and discusses the development of the Swedish government’s role as owner and financier of roads and railroads from the 1930s until the 2010s. The influence on the development of the government’s role from two main theoretical paradigms is discussed and analyzed. READ MORE

  4. 7. Evaluation of bus priority strategiesin coordinated traffic signal systems

    Author : Johan Wahlstedt; Karl-Lennart Bång; Haris Koutsopoulos; Lars-Göran Mattsson; Kosonen Iisakki; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Bus priority; public transport priority; transit priority; PTSP; TSP; traffic signal; traffic signal control; traffic signal control systems; self-optimising signal control; PRIBUSS; SIL simulation; traffic simulation; Transportvetenskap; Transport Science;

    Abstract : Increasing congestion and environmental concerns have evoked an interest in promoting urban Public Transport (PT) the last decades. In 2012 the City of Stockholm adopted an “Urban mobility strategy” stating that public transport, cycling and walking should be prioritised over cars in central Stockholm. READ MORE

  5. 8. The Public Transport Preferences of Elderly People; A study related to individual capacity and environmental stress in service route traffic and other systems

    Author : Helena Svensson; Trafik och väg; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; walking distance; valuation; standard factors; conjoint analysis; stated preference method; trunk routes; special transport; service routes; restrictions; physical capacity; preferences; travellers; public transport; elderly people; traffic planning; Road transport technology; Vägtransportteknik;

    Abstract : Providing accessible, acceptable and appreciated public transport for elderly people is essential. This work studies the relation between elderly people’s preferences of standard factors in different public transport systems, and their physical capacity. READ MORE

  6. 9. Exploring societal impacts of self-driving public transport using four-step transport models

    Author : Erik Almlöf; Mikael Nybacka; Erik Jenelius; Mia Hesselgren; Clas Rydergren; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Self-driving vehicles; Public transport; Four-step transport model; Societal impacts; Sampers; Machine Design; Maskinkonstruktion;

    Abstract : During the last decade, self-driving technology has become increasingly visible in the news, with the vision that people would enter vehicles that drive themselves, and that people could instead rest, read the newspaper, or have a meeting. However, these visions have mainly focused on the potential for car usage, even though public transport could benefit greatly from self-driving technology. READ MORE

  7. 10. Large-Scale Road Network Vulnerability Analysis

    Author : Erik Jenelius; Lars-Göran Matsson; Michael G. H. Bell; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; vulnerability; risk reliability; transport; infrastructure; road network; Other social sciences; Övrig samhällsvetenskap;

    Abstract : Disruptions in the transport system can have severe impacts for affected individuals, businesses and the society as a whole. In this research, vulnerability is seen as the risk of unplanned system disruptions, with a focus on large, rare events. READ MORE