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Aerial ropeway system - feasibility study in Doha, Qatar
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Canadian Science Publishing
, 2021 , Article)
Aerial ropeway systems, also called gondolas and aerial cable cars, are amongst driverless transportation modes, which are progressively drawing attention in promoting tourism. Aerial ropeway systems have been operated in ...
How sustainable is liquefied natural gas supply chain? An integrated life cycle sustainability assessment model
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
Integrating sustainability into the distribution network process is a significant problem for any industry hoping to prosper or survive in today's fast-paced environment. Since gas is one of the world's most important fuel ...
An integrated urban-transport smart growth model around metro stations: A case of Qatar
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Urban growth strategies are incorporated for land-use planning and transportation to facilitate people's movement towards a mass transit system. This requires transport demand analysis of a particular area so that, if ...
Blue collar laborers’ travel pattern recognition: Machine learning classifier approach
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
This paper proposes a pattern recognition model to develop clusters of homogenous activities for blue-collar workers in the State of Qatar. The activity-based data from the travel diary of 1051 blue-collar workers collected ...
Sustainability Performance of European Smart Cities: A Novel DEA Approach with Double Frontiers
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2022 , Article)
Sustainability is the crux of urban renaissance. Imbibed with utopian technological planning, understanding the convergence between smart development and sustainable practices for city development is necessary. Smart cities ...
Exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on travel behavior and mode preferences
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ElsevierLtd.
, 2020 , Article)
Various measures were recommended or imposed by the governments to control the spread of COVID-19. Travel behaviors are significantly influenced due to such measures. However, people have various travel needs ranging from ...
Safety performance of school buses in the State of Qatar
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2015 , Article)
School buses and minibuses are one of the major modes of traveling for students in the state of Qatar. Many studies pointed to the fact that school buses travelling are safer for students than walking or car riding (Bolte, ...
GIS-based spatiotemporal analysis for road traffic crashes; in support of sustainable transportation Planning
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2023 , Article)
Road traffic crashes pose a significant challenge worldwide, necessitating increased efforts to reduce them and promote sustainable transport systems. This study aimed to investigate spatiotemporal road traffic crashes and ...
Rebound effects undermine carbon footprint reduction potential of autonomous electric vehicles
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Springer Nature
, 2023 , Article)
Autonomous vehicles offer greater passenger convenience and improved fuel efficiency. However, they are likely to increase road transport activity and life cycle greenhouse emissions, due to several rebound effects. In ...
How eco-efficient are electric vehicles across Europe? A regionalized life cycle assessment-based eco-efficiency analysis
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd
, 2021 , Article)
Sustainable transportation is at the hearth of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is directly linked to many SDGs including SDG3 (good health and well-being), SDG11 (sustainable cities and societies), ...