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Transportation Research in India [electronic resource] : Practices and Future Directions / edited by Akhilesh Kumar Maurya, Lelitha Devi Vanajakshi, Shriniwas S. Arkatkar, Prasanta K. Sahu.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental EngineeringPublisher: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2022Edition: 1st ed. 2022Description: XI, 351 p. 100 illus., 87 illus. in color. online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789811696367
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 629.04 23
Online resources:
Contents:
Past, Present and Future Development on Characterization of Aggregates Properties for Pavement Construction -- Emerging Traffic Data Collection Practices under Mixed Traffic Conditions: Challenges and Solutions -- A New Framework for carrying out Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) Studies in Indian Cities -- Crowd Management Guidelines for Mass Religious Gatherings. .
In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: This co-edited book focuses on the state-of-the-art research in transportation in India. Exploring the need for a sustainable transport paradigm in India, this timely book offers solution concepts for mobility and infrastructure challenges faced by local, state, and national transport authorities. The contents provide a holistic understanding of the paradigm, considering several case-studies and study findings from the leading transportation researchers in India. At the same time, it also addresses the pressing transportation related challenges such as road user safety, traffic operation efficiency, economic and social development, non-motorized transport planning, environmental impact mitigation, energy consumption reduction, land-use, equity, freight transport planning, multimodal coordination, access for the diverse range of travellers’ needs, sustainable pavement construction, and emerging vehicle technologies. The existing practices and policies in all the sectors and levels of transport are highlighted in this book with an emphasis on a broader vision for achieving sustainable and inclusive development. The information and data-driven inferences compiled in the book will be useful for practitioners, policymakers, educators, researchers, students, and individual learners. .
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Past, Present and Future Development on Characterization of Aggregates Properties for Pavement Construction -- Emerging Traffic Data Collection Practices under Mixed Traffic Conditions: Challenges and Solutions -- A New Framework for carrying out Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) Studies in Indian Cities -- Crowd Management Guidelines for Mass Religious Gatherings. .

This co-edited book focuses on the state-of-the-art research in transportation in India. Exploring the need for a sustainable transport paradigm in India, this timely book offers solution concepts for mobility and infrastructure challenges faced by local, state, and national transport authorities. The contents provide a holistic understanding of the paradigm, considering several case-studies and study findings from the leading transportation researchers in India. At the same time, it also addresses the pressing transportation related challenges such as road user safety, traffic operation efficiency, economic and social development, non-motorized transport planning, environmental impact mitigation, energy consumption reduction, land-use, equity, freight transport planning, multimodal coordination, access for the diverse range of travellers’ needs, sustainable pavement construction, and emerging vehicle technologies. The existing practices and policies in all the sectors and levels of transport are highlighted in this book with an emphasis on a broader vision for achieving sustainable and inclusive development. The information and data-driven inferences compiled in the book will be useful for practitioners, policymakers, educators, researchers, students, and individual learners. .

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