This research is mainly focused on the aspect of the external costs of transport, by conducting a case study at the city of Rimini, a popular seaside resort at the Italian North-Adriatic coast. In particular, Rimini’s current urban traffic scenarios have been compared with an alternative mobility pattern based on a new PRT network, which would be intrinsically safe and environmental friendly. The results of the micro-simulations performed demonstrate that the energy-efficient and emission-free PRT vehicles can provide significant advantages in terms of external cost savings. Indeed, compared to the current situation, a reduction by 53% in primary energy consumption and by 69% in CO2 emissions could be obtained by implementing the proposed PRT network in Rimini.
Antonio Danesi, Marino Lupi, Federico Rupi, Joerg Schweizer, Licia Venturini (2013). Reducing transport emission costs with Personal Rapid Transit: a case study. Milano : FRANCOANGELI.
Reducing transport emission costs with Personal Rapid Transit: a case study
RUPI, FEDERICO;SCHWEIZER, JOERG;
2013
Abstract
This research is mainly focused on the aspect of the external costs of transport, by conducting a case study at the city of Rimini, a popular seaside resort at the Italian North-Adriatic coast. In particular, Rimini’s current urban traffic scenarios have been compared with an alternative mobility pattern based on a new PRT network, which would be intrinsically safe and environmental friendly. The results of the micro-simulations performed demonstrate that the energy-efficient and emission-free PRT vehicles can provide significant advantages in terms of external cost savings. Indeed, compared to the current situation, a reduction by 53% in primary energy consumption and by 69% in CO2 emissions could be obtained by implementing the proposed PRT network in Rimini.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
