Emerging Paradigms in Urban Mobility: Planning, Financing and Management

by Om Prakash Agarwal, Samuel Zimmerman, Ajay Kumar

Overview

Emerging Paradigms in Urban Mobility: Planning, Finance and Implementation explains the types of new urban mobility planning paradigms that are emerging throughout the world, along with their potential to transform the transportation landscape. As half of the world’s 7 billion people now live in cities, thus causing severe road congestion, increased air pollution, energy insecurity and sustainability problems in cities and the planet itself, this book presents new paradigms that are emerging to address these problems, along with other topics of note, including economic efficiency, health, the well-being of cities and their residents, urban mobility transformations, and the role of social media.

In addition, the book looks at Integrated Corridor Management and how it improves the people-moving performance of multi-modal transport systems in high demand urban corridors and how countries balance the mobility benefits of motorcycles with the environmental and safety threats they pose.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128114346
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	09/03/2018
Pages:	266
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Senior Urban Transport Specialist and Urban Transport Advisor for the World Bank in Washington, DC. He chairs Transport Research Board’s Committee on Transportation in Developing Countries, and holds a Master’s degree in Transportation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology.

Ajay Kumar is the former Lead Transport Economist for the World Bank. He has more than 30 years of experience in transport and urban sector public policy, strategic planning, and finance. During his time at the World Bank, he worked in more than 40 countries across Central Asia, South and East Asia, and Africa. He holds a PhD in Urban Economics and Planning from UCLA.

Dr. Ajay is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at JECRC University, India. He received his Ph.D. in the field of advanced manufacturing from Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, India, after B.Tech. (Hons.) in mechanical engineering and M.Tech. (Distinction) in manufacturing and automation. His research spans incremental sheet forming, artificial intelligence, sustainable materials, additive manufacturing, mechatronics, smart manufacturing, industry 4.0, waste management, and optimization techniques. He has organized international conferences and holds more than 20 patents. With 15 years of teaching and research experience, Dr. Ajay is a Guest Editor for Frontiers in Sustainability and actively contributes to conferences and symposiums. Recognized with merit and best teacher awards, he advises the QCFI, Delhi Chapter student cell at JECRC University, and has played a key role in various academic and professional initiatives.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. Governance3. Planning Principles4. The Changing Role of Public Transport5. Transformational Potential of Information Technology6. Changing Approaches to Transport Finance 7. Managing Roadways for Moving People and Goods8. Opportunities and Challenges of Motorized Two-Wheelers9. Beyond Congestion10. Social Media as an Instrument of Change11. Transport impact of the Changing Role of Women12. Lessons for the Future

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Presents new transportation models for satisfying the mobility needs of people and businesses in cities around the world