As the importance and value of information increases, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is rapidly evolving and taking centre stage in everyday life in the 21st century. This is particularly evident in the transport sector, where ICT is greatly influencing our mobility and travel choices as well as travel experience. In this context, ICT for Transport examines the opportunities, threats, underlying principles and practical issues faced when deploying ICT for transport applications, especially in the quest to achieve sustainable transport. Focusing on infrastructure, people and processes, the contributors to this book use diverse case studies from around the world to illustrate the challenges faced by academics, practitioners and policy makers alike. The contents and bibliography provide up-to-date knowledge and expertise drawn from state of the art research in Europe, America, Asia and Africa. ICT for Transport is a valuable source of information for those aiming to be at the forefront of the evolving field of ICT for transport.This analysis of the various threats and opportunities will assist them in making more informed decisions about the future use of ICT for transport and for the benefit of society.
Contents: 1. Introduction: Transport and ICT Nikolas Thomopoulos, Moshe Givoni and Piet Rietveld PART I CHANGING TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR THROUGH ICT FOR TRANSPORT 2. The Opportunities and Threats of Travel Information: A Behavioural Perspective Eran Ben-Elia and Erel Avineri 3. User Requirements for the Design of Efficient Mobile Devices to Navigate Through the Public Transport Network Cristina Pronello and Cristian Camusso 4. The Use of ICT to Provide Incentives to Change Habitual Travel Patterns Bernard Gyergyay PART II ICT APPLICATIONS AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT: THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES 5. Spatiotemporal Dynamics in Public Transport Personal Security Perceptions: Digital Evidence from Mexico City's Periphery Chris P. Zegras, Kuan Butts, Arturo Cadena and Daniel Palencia 6. Enhancing Transport through Open Geospatial Data and Crowdsourcing Qiyang Xu and Elizabeth Dodds 7. Impacts of Vehicular Communication Network on Traffic Dynamics and Fuel Efficiency Wei Lu, Lee Han 8. ICT and Planning for Increased Cycling in Europe - Now and Tomorrow Pelle Envall PART III POLICIES PROMOTING ICT FOR TRANSPORT: CONTEMPORARY AND FUTURE CHALLENGES 9. Reversing the Order: Towards a Philosophically Informed Debate on ICT for Transport Heidi Herzogenrath-Amelung, Pinelopi Troullinou and Nikolas Thomopoulos 10. Intelligent Transportation Systems: Glocal Communities of Interest for Technology Commercialisation and Innovation Margarita Angelidou, Nicos Komninos, Xavier Leal, Isidoros Passas, Maria Schoina and Elena Sefertzi 11. A Critical Overview of ICT Deployment in Transportation in Europe Yannis Tyrinopoulos, Annie Kortsari and Maria Chatziathanasiou PART IV PROVIDING THE FRAMEWORK OF ICT FOR TRANSPORT 12. Amalgamating ICT with Sustainable Transport - Building on Synergies and Avoiding Contradictions Nikolas Thomopoulos, Moshe Givoni and Piet Rietveld Index
