The Local (Public) Transport Plan as an Approach to optimize Urban Public Transport Planning in Iran

The Local (Public) Transport Plan as an Approach to optimize Urban Public Transport Planning in Iran

Author: Arndt, Wulf-Holger

Publisher: Universitätsverlag der TU Berlin

Published: 2013-08-28

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 3798325855

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In many countries, the exclusive concentration on a simple extension of the road based transportation network led to growing individual car traffic hence to additional demand for roads and striking external effects of transport. All issues have a severe negative impact on the living and working conditions within many urban centers. In the last decade, especially in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, municipalities tried to restrict continuous growth of car traffic and intensified their efforts in supporting alternative concepts with focus on environmentally-friendly mobility approaches. However, many of these approaches were quite ambitious and innovative but often rather implemented in a disintegrated way. The transport research activities that have been conducted during the project runtime of the Young Cities in Iran project within in the BMBF (German Federal Ministry of Research and Education) funded Megacities program investigated the urban transport sector of the MENA region in general and the one of Iran in detail. The researchers revealed that the Iranian urban public transport planning system is lacking coordination between the level of the Urban Transportation Masterplan and the level of public transport operators. This publication analyses the tool of the Local (Public) Transport Plan which is already used in many agglomerations worldwide to define fixed quality and service standards for urban public transport. It, moreover, investigates the Iranian urban transport planning system and suggests a way how to adapt the tool to fit with Iranian conditions. In vielen Städten weltweit hat die alleinige Ausrichtung der Verkehrsplanung auf die Erweiterung der straßenbasierten Verkehrsinfrastruktur zu einem weiteren Anstieg des motorisierten Individualverkehrs geführt. Die wachsenden externen Effekte des motorisierten Individualverkehrs haben sich zunehmend negativ auf die Lebens- und Arbeitsbedingungen in vielen urban Zentren ausgewirkt und diese nachhaltig beeinträchtigt. In der vergangenen Dekade haben zahlreiche Stadtverwaltungen, insbesondere jene der MENA (Mittlerer Osten, Nord Afrika) - Region dem Wachstum des motorisierten Individualverkehrs Einhalt zu gebieten. In diesem Zusammenhang wurden vor allem Anstrengungen unternommen die Umsetzung alternativer Planungskonzepte mit Fokus auf umweltverträglicheren Verkehrsträgern zu befördern. Viele dieser Ansätze waren sehr ambitioniert und innovativ wurden jedoch häufig nur in einer sehr desintegrierten Weise umgesetzt. Die Verkehrsforschungsaktivitäten die während der Projektlaufzeit des vom BMBF geförderten Young Cities Projektes unternommen wurden, konzentrierten sich vornehmlich auf die Verkehrsentwicklung der Städte in der MENA Region im Allgemeinen und die des Iran im Besonderen. Eine Erkenntnis dieser Aktivitäten war dass es dem iranischen Planungssystem an Koordination zwischen der Ebene des Verkehrsentwicklungsplans und den semi-privaten Unternehmen öffentlichen Verkehrsunternehmen mangelt. Diese Publikation analysiert das Werkzeug des in vielen Städten weltweit angewandten „Local Transport Plan“ dahingehend ob es geeignet wäre diese Koordinierungslücke zu füllen und verbindliche Standards für Qualität und Angebot im öffentlichen Nahverkehr iranischer Städte zu setzen. In diesem Zusammenhang wird auch das iranische städtische Verkehrsplanungssystem genauer beleuchtet und es werden Möglichkeiten aufgezeigt dieses Werkzeug in das iranische Planungssystem zu integrieren.


Sustainable Operations Management

Sustainable Operations Management

Author: Andrea Chiarini

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-01-06

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 3319140027

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This book presents innovative research on various aspects of sustainability in the field of operations management and illustrates the potential of sustainability thinking and practice to improve operations performance and thereby meet customer needs. Particular attention is devoted to corporate social responsibility and marketing strategy, knowledge management for sustainability, the role of culture in a sustainable built environment, sustainable manufacturing through the application of lean and green concepts, advancing sustainability through ISO standards, and the sustainable supply chain. The present decade is proving to be a time of change in terms of business strategies and operations management. Many of the trends are still subject to uncertainty, but an understanding of the need for, and benefits of, sustainability can give a clear indication of their trajectory. Consumers and markets in general believe that while implementing their business strategies, companies should also try to improve society and the environment and to exercise social responsibility toward their employees. This book provides insights into how this may be achieved, and it is recommended for researchers as well as all practitioners and managers dedicated to enhancing sustainability in operations.


Integrated Optimization in Public Transport Planning

Integrated Optimization in Public Transport Planning

Author: Philine Schiewe

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-06-23

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 3030462706

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This book is one of the first to include an extensive discussion of integrated public transport planning. In times of growing urban populations and increasing environmental awareness, the importance of optimizing public transport systems is ever-developing. Three different aspects are presented: line planning, timetabling, and vehicle scheduling. Classically, challenges concerning these three aspects of planning are solved sequentially. Due to their high interdependence, the author presents a clear and detailed analysis of innovative, integrated models with accompanied numerical experiments performed to assess, and often support, the benefits of integration. The book will appeal to a wide readership ranging from graduate students to researchers.


Public Transport Planning

Public Transport Planning

Author: B I Singal

Publisher: Copal Publishing Group

Published: 2018-07-07

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9383419628

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Congestion, lack of mobility and rising air pollution in our cities are becoming areas of serious concern for all stakeholders: authorities, operators and commuters alike. It is also widely accepted that augmentation of public transport (PT) both in quality and quantity will provide relief. A critical issue in this context is the choice of a particular PT mode for a city. Comprehensive information on various modes, aspects of planning a city‐wide PT network and choice of mode is not easily available at one place to students, planners and city officials. This book is an attempt to bridge this gap. This book is based on author’s direct experience in planning, design and implementation of urban transport projects particularly public transport projects in India and abroad, in the overall context of urban mobility. The content of the book is largely at a conceptual level and brings out the finer points in planning. The book is divided into five parts, i.e. modes of public transport, planning a citywide public transport network, planning road‐based modes, planning rail transit and other planning issues.


Citizens' Participation in Urban Planning and Development in Iran

Citizens' Participation in Urban Planning and Development in Iran

Author: Hans-Liudger Dienel

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2017-05-12

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 1317165888

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During recent years, the topic of participation has increasingly been gaining importance in Iran – in the scientific field, in practice and rhetoric. However, in current scientific literature – and especially in English literature – there is little knowledge on the conditions, legal background, perceptions, experiences and processes of citizens’ participation in Iran. This book aims to shed light on the paradoxical question of participation in Iran: it is old and new, dysfunctioning and functioning, disappointing and promising. This slippery status of participation convinces scholars to suggest contradictory interpretations and understandings about the existence, functionality, and potentiality of this concept. The book therefore shows the different perspectives, interpretations, historical developments and case studies of participation in Iran, thus giving the reader a kaleidoscope view on the question of participation in Iran.


Citizen Participation in Urban Planning and Management

Citizen Participation in Urban Planning and Management

Author: Hamid Mohammadi

Publisher: kassel university press GmbH

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 3899588851

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CHAPTER FIVE. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Structure of Urban Planning and Management in Iran -- 5.3. Position and Role of City Councils, Community (local) Councils and NGOs in Urban Planning and Management in Iran -- 5.3.1. Position and Role of City Councils in Urban Planning and Management -- 5.3.1.1. Authorities and Functions -- 5.3.1.2. Links and Communication -- 5.3.1.3. Financial Dependency -- 5.3.1.4. Ongoing Activities -- 5.3.2. Position and Role of Community (local) Councils in Urban Planning and Management -- 5.3.3. Position and Role of Non-governmental Organizations in Urban Planning and Management -- 5.3.3.1. Informal and formal NGOs -- 5.3.3.2. Problems and Obstacles -- 5.3.3.3. Potentials and capacities -- 5.3.3.4. NGOs Concerned with Saadi Community -- 5.4. Current and Possible levels of Citizen Participation in Iran -- 5.4.1. Current Levels of Citizen Participation -- 5.4.2. Possible Levels of Citizen Participation -- 5.5. Affecting Factors on Citizen Participation in Iran -- 5.5.1. Affecting Factors on Citizen Participation in Iranian Cities -- 5.5.1.1. Mediatory variables -- 5.5.1.2. Independent Variables -- 5.5.2. Affecting Factors on Citizen Participation in Saadi Community (As an Informal Settlement) -- 5.5.2.1. Mediatory Variables -- 5.5.2.2. Independent Variables -- 5.6. Summary -- References -- ABSTRACT -- ZUSAMMENFASSUNG -- Back Cover