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Reducing Urban Transport Energy Dependence: A New Urban Development Framework and GIS-Based Tool
(TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 2009)
High urban transport energy consumption is directly influenced by transport energy dependence. Dramatic reductions in urban transport energy dependence or consumption are not yet being widely observed despite the variety ...
Benchmarking sustainable urban mobility: The case of Curitiba, Brazil
(ELSEVIER SCI LTDOXFORD, 2012)
Transportation planning is currently being confronted with a broader planning view, which is given by the concept of mobility. The Index of Sustainable Urban Mobility (I_SUM) is among the tools developed for supporting ...
Overcoming urban sustainability: A route for Latin America [Superar la sostenibilidad urbana: Una ruta para América Latina1]
(UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA, 2018)
Sprawling and Urban transportation system: Impacts in the city of Londrina, Parana, Brazil
(2012-09-14)
After nearly 80 years since the construction of its core, represented today by the city's central area, Londrina, located in the state of Parana, has the appearance of a new city but its features and trends of planning ...
Barriers to sustainable urban stormwater management in developing countries: The case of Brazil
(2022-01-01)
Urban stormwater management is one of the key challenges concerning sustainability in urban areas. Sustainable urban stormwater management (SUSM) has been increasingly adopted around the world and proved its effectiveness ...
Urban Sustainable Development Index: a geospatial approach to add Tree Cover to HDI in São Paulo City
(Editora da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - EDUFU, 2022-04-22)
Human Development Index (HDI) has become an important tool to measure the basics aspects of human quality of living, being based on educational, economic and longevity dimensions. Over the years, criticism about the absence ...
Spaces of interdisciplinary in/congruity: the coming together of engineers and social scientists in planning for sustainable urban environments
(2020-01-01)
In the context of a globalised interdisciplinary moment, where boundary-crossing research collaborations are valorised, this paper considers encounters between multidisciplinary researchers. Presenting empirics and reflections ...
Multiple views of sustainable urban mobility: The case of Brazil
(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2008)
The aim of this work is to identify key factors of a sustainable urban mobility concept in a particular context. A multiple criteria decision analysis method was developed to identify the main variables associated to the ...
SUSTAINABILITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS FOR THE METROPOLITAN REGION OF SAO PAULO
(Pontificia Univ Catolica Sao Paulo-puc-sp, 2016-12-01)
This research aims to bring the concept of cities in the metropolitan region of Sao Paulo (MASP) through the creation of the Sustainability Index of the Metropolitan Region of Sao Paulo (ISRMSP) through data from institutions ...
Unfolding barriers for urban mobility plan in small and medium municipalities – A case study in Brazil
(2020-02-01)
This paper investigated barriers for the design and implementation of Urban Mobility Plans in small and medium-sized cities in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. To achieve this objective an exploratory survey was carried out ...