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The Influence of Economic Barriers and Drivers on Energy Efficiency Investments in Maritime Shipping, From the Perspective of the Principal-Agent Problem
(MDPI, 2020)
[Abstract] Maritime transport stands out as a strategic sector; the increasing trend in maritime traffic makes it essential to reduce energy consumption and emissions through investment in energy efficiency. However, ...
Residential Location Econometric Choice Modeling With Irregular Zoning: Common Border Spatial Correlation Metric
(Springer Nature, 2020)
[Abstract] Residential location choice (RLC) predicts where and how people choose their residential location in the framework of land use–transport interaction models (LUTI). This paper seeks an efficient RLC model in the ...
Overhead wires free light rail systems
(Sage, 2011)
[Abstract:] Light rail systems are experiencing a revival in several countries in the world. Nevertheless, they are facing a
more and more demanding market which implies continuous new evolutions and technologies. An ...
High speed turnouts’ geometry
(Sage, 2011)
[Abstract:] Turnouts are singular points of the railway track. A series of advances have been added to their design in the last
20 years, in the same way as the other elements that constitute the track structure. These ...
Turf (grass) track for light rail systems
(Sage, 2012)
[Abstract:] Light rail systems are experiencing a revival in several countries in the world. In many of the new
networks, as well as in refurbished ones, turf (grass) tracks are being used as a means to get a reserved
right ...
Alicante light rail: improving the use of existing railway lines
(Sage, 2013)
[Abstract:] The TRAM Metropolitano de Alicante (TRAM) is a unique metric (1,000 mm) gauge system that was born
as the first Spanish tram-train, but later lost the tram-train characteristic of sharing the railway tracks ...
LRT urban insertion and safety: European experiences
(Sage, 2014)
[Abstract:] This paper provides a rough design toolkit for improving the safety of LRT (Light Rail Transit) urban
insertion. This toolkit has been prepared after the analysis of more than 130 examples of good and ...
Bus with high level of service in Nantes, France: Characteristics and results of the bus way in relation to light-rail transit
(Sage, 2014)
[Abstract:] This paper is intended to identify and analyze the reasons that have led the BusWay of Nantes (France) to be one of the most – if not the most – outstanding and successful cases of setting up of a BHLS system ...
Evolución de los sistemas tranviarios
(Universidade da Coruña, Grupo de Ferrocarriles y Transportes, 2003)
[Resumen:] La revolución que ha supuesto el metro ligero en muchas ciudades europeas
y americanas ha vuelto a hacer de los sistemas ferroviarios ligeros un modo de transporte atractivo para los desplazamientos urbanos. ...
Transporte por cable
(Universidade da Coruña, Grupo de Ferrocarriles y Transportes, 2003)
[Resumen:] El transporte por cable es un instrumento adecuado, en ocasiones el único,
para resolver determinadas necesidades de transporte. Se emplea principalmente
para transportes en pequeñas distancias con desniveles ...