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Prof. Giuseppe Inturri
Department of Electric, Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy

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Journal article
Published: 06 April 2021 in ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
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Increasing the Quality of Service (QoS) of Public Transport (PT), in order to attract more users, is one of the goals of transport companies and urban policy-makers. A continuous monitoring of data on users’ satisfaction is desirable, but most of the time such process is costly. Finding correlations between PT accessibility, user satisfaction and PT ridership might be the key to prioritize where and how service quality improvements have to be put in place. The aim of this paper is to investigate the correlation among PT use, user satisfaction and PT accessibility using a spatial and statistical approach to find useful and simple indicators for sustainable mobility planning. The case study is Catania, a medium-sized city located in southern Italy, with a focus on the mobility of University students. In this respect, students experienced fare-free PT from 2018 to 2020 as one of the main results of collaboration between the University and the two urban PT operators, providing free access to bus and metro transport services in the city. Student satisfaction and relevant data regarding their mobility behavior were constantly monitored via a web survey: the analysis conducted in this study is based on a database of about 4000 responses collected between 2018 and 2019. Spatial and statistical correlations between user satisfaction, transit ridership and accessibility will provide useful information for a correct planning and management of PT networks by transport companies, highlighting diverse insights for different PT options.

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Giuseppe Inturri; Nadia Giuffrida; Michela Le Pira; Martina Fazio; Matteo Ignaccolo. Linking Public Transport User Satisfaction with Service Accessibility for Sustainable Mobility Planning. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 2021, 10, 235 .

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Giuseppe Inturri, Nadia Giuffrida, Michela Le Pira, Martina Fazio, Matteo Ignaccolo. Linking Public Transport User Satisfaction with Service Accessibility for Sustainable Mobility Planning. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 2021; 10 (4):235.

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Giuseppe Inturri; Nadia Giuffrida; Michela Le Pira; Martina Fazio; Matteo Ignaccolo. 2021. "Linking Public Transport User Satisfaction with Service Accessibility for Sustainable Mobility Planning." ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 10, no. 4: 235.

Conference paper
Published: 30 September 2020 in Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV
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Cities play a fundamental role not only in the growth processes under the sustainability paradigm, but also as a driving-force behind economy and they constitute places of connectivity and innovation. More than two thirds of the European population live in urban areas and this percentage is continuously growing. Therefore, cities are fundamental hubs of the transport system, since most journeys start or end within urban areas. The direct consequence is that many of the negative transport externalities, such as congestion, road accidents and pollution, have the greatest impacts in these contexts. The European Commission emphasized integrated planning at all mobility level to enhance new forms of sustainable urban mobility, in order to reduce externalities associated with transport sector. In this view, the aim of this paper is to analyze the European guidelines for the development and the implementation of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) and the corresponding Italian guidelines for the preparation of so-called “Piani Urbani della Mobilità Sostenibile” (PUMS). A comparative evaluation is proposed to emphasize the new paradigm of sustainable transport planning and highlight critical evidence between the European legal tools and their transposition at national level, also in the light of their recent updates. The results of this analysis lay the basis for the critical assessment of best practices and the review of related SUMP, in order to identify the key elements to assist traffic planners and managers in their decision-making procedures for the identification of successful strategies and the implementation of effective actions towards sustainable mobility.

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Vincenza Torrisi; Chiara Garau; Matteo Ignaccolo; Giuseppe Inturri. “Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans”: Key Concepts and a Critical Revision on SUMPs Guidelines. Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV 2020, 12255, 613 -628.

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Vincenza Torrisi, Chiara Garau, Matteo Ignaccolo, Giuseppe Inturri. “Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans”: Key Concepts and a Critical Revision on SUMPs Guidelines. Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV. 2020; 12255 ():613-628.

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Vincenza Torrisi; Chiara Garau; Matteo Ignaccolo; Giuseppe Inturri. 2020. "“Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans”: Key Concepts and a Critical Revision on SUMPs Guidelines." Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV 12255, no. : 613-628.

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Published: 30 September 2020 in Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV
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The spread and development of shared mobility makes it possible to offer users various forms of shared service that promote a sustainable approach. The choice of transport mode often depends on the distance travelled and the motivation for the journey. Among the conditions and variables that most influence the propensity to use a shared transport mode, the distance between the users’ places of origin or destination and the parking areas covered plays an important role, especially in the case of station-based type. The common system that has become more and more widespread in Italy is car sharing, with its various forms (i.e. station-based, free-floating, electric vehicles) that allow the use of reserved parking spaces or shared with other circulating vehicles. In urban areas, people generally tend to walk the first and last mile or use micro-mobility, while for longer distances they tend to use private or shared motor vehicles. Starting from this premise, this thesis provides a methodology for evaluating the effectiveness of car sharing by measuring the probability of using it based on parking distance. The proposed model is based on the estimation of O/D matrices with associated distance levels and the calculation of a probability index derived from several distance combinations. This research lays the foundation for a deeper analysis, which includes model calibration for different common mobility solutions and the evaluation of user probability in relation to implemented common mobility systems in several case studies.

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Tiziana Campisi; Matteo Ignaccolo; Giuseppe Inturri; Giovanni Tesoriere; Vincenza Torrisi. The Growing Urban Accessibility: A Model to Measure the Car Sharing Effectiveness Based on Parking Distances. Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV 2020, 12255, 629 -644.

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Tiziana Campisi, Matteo Ignaccolo, Giuseppe Inturri, Giovanni Tesoriere, Vincenza Torrisi. The Growing Urban Accessibility: A Model to Measure the Car Sharing Effectiveness Based on Parking Distances. Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV. 2020; 12255 ():629-644.

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Tiziana Campisi; Matteo Ignaccolo; Giuseppe Inturri; Giovanni Tesoriere; Vincenza Torrisi. 2020. "The Growing Urban Accessibility: A Model to Measure the Car Sharing Effectiveness Based on Parking Distances." Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV 12255, no. : 629-644.

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Published: 30 September 2020 in Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV
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The purpose of this work is to propose a methodological framework to evaluate the reuse of areas located close to the port as “retro-port”, in order to reduce the externalities caused by Ro-Ro freight terminal operation and the burden of freight deliveries in urban areas. In this regard, an analysis of the main variables involved in this process is presented, with reference to terminal traffic, terminal capacity, accessibility to the port and freight handling infrastructures. The results of this research constitute the base to support and improve urban logistics activities, rethinking the use of elements and areas that characterize the port and its surroundings. These findings pave the way for further research related to the design and dimensioning of retro-port and the realistic implementation of an urban consolidation centre.

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Nadia Giuffrida; Matteo Ignaccolo; Giuseppe Inturri; Vincenza Torrisi. Port-City Shared Areas to Improve Freight Transport Sustainability. Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV 2020, 12255, 67 -82.

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Nadia Giuffrida, Matteo Ignaccolo, Giuseppe Inturri, Vincenza Torrisi. Port-City Shared Areas to Improve Freight Transport Sustainability. Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV. 2020; 12255 ():67-82.

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Nadia Giuffrida; Matteo Ignaccolo; Giuseppe Inturri; Vincenza Torrisi. 2020. "Port-City Shared Areas to Improve Freight Transport Sustainability." Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV 12255, no. : 67-82.

Journal article
Published: 15 July 2020 in Case Studies on Transport Policy
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This paper presents a spatial approach to support the design of new on-demand flexible transport services in urban areas, characterized by inefficient public transport and modal imbalance in favour of private cars. These services, enabled by new technologies and inspired by the shared mobility paradigm, can complement and improve conventional public transport and reduce car use. The methodology was applied to Acireale, a small town in Southern Italy. A redesign of the existing bus network and its integration with a flexible service was formulated. A scenario analysis was carried out by the evaluation of a simple accessibility measure; the computation of the Gini coefficient was performed to measure the social equity of different scenarios. Results show an increase in equity with a lower coverage of traditional lines and the introduction of the on-demand service. This approach based on easy-to-understand indicators can help the strategic planning of such services, which have the potential to find a trade-off between ridership and coverage as both desirable and conflicting goals in public transport planning.

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Nadia Giuffrida; Michela Le Pira; Giuseppe Inturri; Matteo Ignaccolo. Addressing the public transport ridership/coverage dilemma in small cities: A spatial approach. Case Studies on Transport Policy 2020, 9, 12 -21.

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Nadia Giuffrida, Michela Le Pira, Giuseppe Inturri, Matteo Ignaccolo. Addressing the public transport ridership/coverage dilemma in small cities: A spatial approach. Case Studies on Transport Policy. 2020; 9 (1):12-21.

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Nadia Giuffrida; Michela Le Pira; Giuseppe Inturri; Matteo Ignaccolo. 2020. "Addressing the public transport ridership/coverage dilemma in small cities: A spatial approach." Case Studies on Transport Policy 9, no. 1: 12-21.

Journal article
Published: 30 May 2020 in Sustainability
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Increase in city population and size leads to growing transport demand and heterogeneous mobility habits. In turn, this may result in economic and social inequalities within the context of rapid economic growth. Provision of flexible transit in fast-growing cities is a promising strategy to overcome the limits of conventional public transport and avoid the use of private cars, towards better accessibility and social inclusion. This paper presents the case of Dubai (UAE), where a demand responsive transit service called MVMANT (a company based in Italy) has been tested in some low demand districts. The contribution of this work relies on the use of an agent-based model calibrated with Geographic Information System (GIS) real data to reproduce the service and find optimal configurations from both the perspective of the transport operator and the community. Different scenarios were simulated, by changing the vehicle assignment strategy and capacity, and comparing MVMANT with a ride-sharing service with smaller vehicles. Results suggest that route choice strategy is important to find a balance between operator and user costs, and that these types of flexible transit can satisfy transport demand with limited total costs compared to other shared mobility services. They can also be effective in satisfying fluctuating demand by adopting heterogeneous fleets of vehicles. Finally, appropriate planning and evaluation of these services are needed to fully explore their potential in covering the gap between low-quality fixed public transport and unsustainable private transport.

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Nadia Giuffrida; Michela Le Pira; Giuseppe Inturri; Matteo Ignaccolo; Giovanni Calabrò; Blochin Cuius; Riccardo D’Angelo; Alessandro Pluchino. On-Demand Flexible Transit in Fast-Growing Cities: The Case of Dubai. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4455 .

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Nadia Giuffrida, Michela Le Pira, Giuseppe Inturri, Matteo Ignaccolo, Giovanni Calabrò, Blochin Cuius, Riccardo D’Angelo, Alessandro Pluchino. On-Demand Flexible Transit in Fast-Growing Cities: The Case of Dubai. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (11):4455.

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Nadia Giuffrida; Michela Le Pira; Giuseppe Inturri; Matteo Ignaccolo; Giovanni Calabrò; Blochin Cuius; Riccardo D’Angelo; Alessandro Pluchino. 2020. "On-Demand Flexible Transit in Fast-Growing Cities: The Case of Dubai." Sustainability 12, no. 11: 4455.

Journal article
Published: 24 April 2019 in ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
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Transport decision-making problems are typically spatially based and involve a set of feasible alternatives with multiple evaluation criteria. Besides, transport decisions affect citizens’ quality of life, as well as specific interests of general stakeholders (e.g., transport companies), thus needing a participatory approach to decision-making. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have the ability to visualize spatial data and represent the impact of location based transport alternatives, thus helping experts to conduct robust assessments. Moreover, with the recent diffusion of Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) and development of Public Participatory GIS (PPGIS) platforms, the process can be enhanced thanks to the collection of a large amount of updated spatial data and the achievement of an active community participation. In this study, we provide an overview based on a structured literature review of the use of VGI and PPGIS in transport studies, exploring the fields of application, role played by GIS, level of public involvement and decision stage at which they are applied. From the overview’s results, we propose a general framework for the evaluation of transport alternatives using GIS from a multiple stakeholder point of view; the main conclusion is the usefulness of the integration between Public Participation, GIS and quantitative evaluation methods, in particular Multi Criteria Decision Analysis, in order to foster technically sound and shared decisions.

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Nadia Giuffrida; Michela Le Pira; Giuseppe Inturri; Matteo Ignaccolo. Mapping with Stakeholders: An Overview of Public Participatory GIS and VGI in Transport Decision-Making. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 2019, 8, 198 .

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Nadia Giuffrida, Michela Le Pira, Giuseppe Inturri, Matteo Ignaccolo. Mapping with Stakeholders: An Overview of Public Participatory GIS and VGI in Transport Decision-Making. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 2019; 8 (4):198.

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Nadia Giuffrida; Michela Le Pira; Giuseppe Inturri; Matteo Ignaccolo. 2019. "Mapping with Stakeholders: An Overview of Public Participatory GIS and VGI in Transport Decision-Making." ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 8, no. 4: 198.

Journal article
Published: 14 February 2019 in Research in Transportation Economics
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Limiting private cars' use while promoting sustainable modes of transport is one of the main challenges of urban transport planning. In this context, characterized by scarce resources and increasing demand for mobility, Demand Responsive Shared Transport (DRST) services can bridge the gap between shared low-quality public transport and unsustainable individual private transport. Taking advantage of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), they can supply transport solutions ranging from flexible transit to ride sharing services, providing real-time “on demand” mobility through fleets of vehicles shared by different passengers. The optimal design of a DRST service requires a trade-off among efficiency (from the operators' point of view), service quality (from the users' point of view) and sustainability (from the community's point of view). In this paper, an agent-based model (ABM) fed with GIS data is used to explore different system configurations of a specific type of DRST service, i.e. flexible transit, and to estimate the transport demand and supply variables that make the service feasible and convenient. The model reproduces a mixed fixed/flexible route transit service with different fleet size and vehicle capacity in the city of Ragusa (Italy) with the aim to: (i) make a first test of the ABM model with GIS-based demand and road network models; (ii) explore different vehicle dispatching strategies; (iii) find appropriate indicators to monitor the service quality and efficiency. Simulation results show the impact of fleet composition and route choice strategy on the system performance. In particular, they show an optimal range of operating vehicles that minimizes a total unit cost indicator, accounting both for passenger travel time and vehicle operation cost. By reproducing the microinteraction between demand and supply agents (i.e. passengers and vehicles), it is possible to monitor the macroscopic behaviour of the system, and derive useful suggestions for the correct planning, management and optimization of DRST services.

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Giuseppe Inturri; Michela Le Pira; Nadia Giuffrida; Matteo Ignaccolo; Alessandro Pluchino; Andrea Rapisarda; Riccardo D'Angelo. Multi-agent simulation for planning and designing new shared mobility services. Research in Transportation Economics 2019, 73, 34 -44.

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Giuseppe Inturri, Michela Le Pira, Nadia Giuffrida, Matteo Ignaccolo, Alessandro Pluchino, Andrea Rapisarda, Riccardo D'Angelo. Multi-agent simulation for planning and designing new shared mobility services. Research in Transportation Economics. 2019; 73 ():34-44.

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Giuseppe Inturri; Michela Le Pira; Nadia Giuffrida; Matteo Ignaccolo; Alessandro Pluchino; Andrea Rapisarda; Riccardo D'Angelo. 2019. "Multi-agent simulation for planning and designing new shared mobility services." Research in Transportation Economics 73, no. : 34-44.

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Published: 30 December 2018 in AIRO Springer Series
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In this paper, an agent-based model is presented to test the feasibility of different configurations of Demand Responsive Shared Transport (DRST) services in a real context. DRST services provide “just-in-time” mobility solutions by dynamically assigning a fleet of vehicles to passenger booking requests taking advantages of Information and Communication Technologies. First results show the impact of different route choice strategies on the system performance and can be useful to help the planning and designing of such services.

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Giuseppe Inturri; Nadia Giuffrida; Matteo Ignaccolo; Michela Le Pira; Alessandro Pluchino; Andrea Rapisarda. Testing Demand Responsive Shared Transport Services via Agent-Based Simulations. AIRO Springer Series 2018, 313 -320.

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Giuseppe Inturri, Nadia Giuffrida, Matteo Ignaccolo, Michela Le Pira, Alessandro Pluchino, Andrea Rapisarda. Testing Demand Responsive Shared Transport Services via Agent-Based Simulations. AIRO Springer Series. 2018; ():313-320.

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Giuseppe Inturri; Nadia Giuffrida; Matteo Ignaccolo; Michela Le Pira; Alessandro Pluchino; Andrea Rapisarda. 2018. "Testing Demand Responsive Shared Transport Services via Agent-Based Simulations." AIRO Springer Series , no. : 313-320.

Journal article
Published: 21 October 2018 in Transactions on Maritime Science
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This paper presents a framework to encompass stakeholder involvement in port planning processes, by specifically focusing on long-term strategic plans aimed at sustainability and designed to satisfy the needs of a port community and its surroundings. A classification of the main port stakeholders is presented, together with some traditional and non-conventional tools and methods that can be used to support the participation process, according to the degree of participation and the steps of the plan. This analysis takes its clue from the results of the EU PORTA project, aimed at setting a new system of guidelines to integrate regional planning and port management. Port authorities and local policy-makers can use the output of this analysis to understand how to deal with the complexity of multi actor decisions in port planning. By duly taking into consideration stakeholders’ needs and concerns it will be easier to find the most shared solutions pursuing port sustainability.

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Matteo Ignaccolo; Giuseppe Inturri; Michela Le Pira. Framing Stakeholder Involvement in Sustainable Port Planning. Transactions on Maritime Science 2018, 7, 136 -142.

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Matteo Ignaccolo, Giuseppe Inturri, Michela Le Pira. Framing Stakeholder Involvement in Sustainable Port Planning. Transactions on Maritime Science. 2018; 7 (02):136-142.

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Matteo Ignaccolo; Giuseppe Inturri; Michela Le Pira. 2018. "Framing Stakeholder Involvement in Sustainable Port Planning." Transactions on Maritime Science 7, no. 02: 136-142.

Conference paper
Published: 15 July 2018 in Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy Process: the 15th ISAHP conference. Publication date: July 2018
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Monica Garcia-Melon; Spain Universitat Politecnica de Valencia; Hannia Karime González-Urango; Michela Le Pira; Giuseppe Inturri; University of Catania. AN ANP MODEL TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN ACCESSIBILITY IN THE CITY CENTER OF CARTAGENA DE INDIAS (COLOMBIA). Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy Process: the 15th ISAHP conference. Publication date: July 2018 2018, 1 .

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Monica Garcia-Melon, Spain Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Hannia Karime González-Urango, Michela Le Pira, Giuseppe Inturri, University of Catania. AN ANP MODEL TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN ACCESSIBILITY IN THE CITY CENTER OF CARTAGENA DE INDIAS (COLOMBIA). Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy Process: the 15th ISAHP conference. Publication date: July 2018. 2018; ():1.

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Monica Garcia-Melon; Spain Universitat Politecnica de Valencia; Hannia Karime González-Urango; Michela Le Pira; Giuseppe Inturri; University of Catania. 2018. "AN ANP MODEL TO IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN ACCESSIBILITY IN THE CITY CENTER OF CARTAGENA DE INDIAS (COLOMBIA)." Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Analytic Hierarchy Process: the 15th ISAHP conference. Publication date: July 2018 , no. : 1.

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Published: 04 July 2018 in Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV
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In the last decades, a big effort has been made in terms of research, strategies and initiatives to boost new forms of sustainable urban mobility, in order to reduce the externalities associated with the transport sector. While the European Commission emphasizes integrated planning at all mobility levels, on the other hand it recognizes that is equally important to make technologically modern mobility system, in order to maximize its efficiency. With regard to this technological modernization, the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) are considered as a tool, that to date more than any other, it allows us to manage a “smart” mobility. Based on this premise, this work concerns the development of a methodological approach to implement a traffic control and supervisor system with related infomobility services. It is identified the conceptual model that represents the basis of the system’s architecture, in order to define a set of required services, functional relationships and specific characteristics acknowledged from stakeholders’ needs, which will be involved by the system. This approach is applied to a case study in the urban area of Catania (Italy), through the implementation of a traffic monitoring, estimation and short-term forecasting system, equipped with radar sensor and a central control station for traffic data elaborations. The obtained results should concur to increase the knowledge of the actual dynamic of road traffic in urban areas, to monitor the reliability of the transport system and to obtain useful data and information that contribute to a more efficient and optimal control of mobility system.

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Vincenza Torrisi; Matteo Ignaccolo; Giuseppe Inturri. Innovative Transport Systems to Promote Sustainable Mobility: Developing the Model Architecture of a Traffic Control and Supervisor System. Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV 2018, 622 -638.

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Vincenza Torrisi, Matteo Ignaccolo, Giuseppe Inturri. Innovative Transport Systems to Promote Sustainable Mobility: Developing the Model Architecture of a Traffic Control and Supervisor System. Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV. 2018; ():622-638.

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Vincenza Torrisi; Matteo Ignaccolo; Giuseppe Inturri. 2018. "Innovative Transport Systems to Promote Sustainable Mobility: Developing the Model Architecture of a Traffic Control and Supervisor System." Transactions on Petri Nets and Other Models of Concurrency XV , no. : 622-638.

Journal article
Published: 01 June 2018 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Valentina Palermo; Claire L. Walsh; Richard J. Dawson; Alberto Fichera; Giuseppe Inturri. Multi-sector mitigation strategies at the neighbourhood scale. Journal of Cleaner Production 2018, 187, 893 -902.

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Valentina Palermo, Claire L. Walsh, Richard J. Dawson, Alberto Fichera, Giuseppe Inturri. Multi-sector mitigation strategies at the neighbourhood scale. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018; 187 ():893-902.

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Valentina Palermo; Claire L. Walsh; Richard J. Dawson; Alberto Fichera; Giuseppe Inturri. 2018. "Multi-sector mitigation strategies at the neighbourhood scale." Journal of Cleaner Production 187, no. : 893-902.

Original paper
Published: 09 November 2017 in European Transport Research Review
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This paper addresses the complex problem of multi-stakeholder decisions in urban freight transport policy-making from a public authority perspective, by proposing a procedure based on a modelling approach to support stakeholder involvement in the decision-making process. The paper analyses the existing methods that can be used for participatory decision-support, with the intent of contextualizing and introducing the innovative modelling approach. The modelling approach consists of a well-thought integration of discrete choice models (DCM) with agent-based models (ABM) as an effective way to account for stakeholders’ opinions in the policy-making process, while mimicking their interaction to find a shared policy package. The integrated modelling approach is able to combine the advantages of the two methods while overcoming their respective weaknesses. Since it is well grounded on sound microeconomic theory, it provides a detailed (static) stakeholders’ behavioural knowledge, but it is also capable of reproducing agents’ (dynamic) interaction during the decision-making process. The integration allows performing an ex-ante behavioural analysis, with the aim of testing the potential acceptability of the solutions proposed. The methodology is applied in a real case study to prove its feasibility and usefulness for participatory decision-making. The integrated modelling approach can be used for participatory decision-support and it can be casted in the overall UFT policy-making process. The results of the behavioural analysis, in terms of ranking of potentially accepted policies, linked with the technical evaluations from transport network modelling tools, provide a sound basis for active participation and deliberation with stakeholders and policy-makers. The aim is to guide an effective participation process aimed at consensus building among stakeholders, by proposing them a subset of policies that, as a result of a preliminary analysis, are likely to be accepted while performing well in terms of technical results. This approach, integrating DCM and ABM, represents a promising way to tackle the complexity of multi-stakeholder involvement in UFT policy-making and to support an efficient and effective decision-making process. It produces an added value for UFT policy-making and it can be framed in the overall context of transport planning. In fact, together with technical and economic analyses, the stakeholder behavioural analysis proposed contributes to the ex-ante policy assessment needed to support decision-makers in taking well-thought decisions.

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Michela Le Pira; Edoardo Marcucci; Valerio Gatta; Matteo Ignaccolo; Giuseppe Inturri; Alessandro Pluchino. Towards a decision-support procedure to foster stakeholder involvement and acceptability of urban freight transport policies. European Transport Research Review 2017, 9, 54 .

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Michela Le Pira, Edoardo Marcucci, Valerio Gatta, Matteo Ignaccolo, Giuseppe Inturri, Alessandro Pluchino. Towards a decision-support procedure to foster stakeholder involvement and acceptability of urban freight transport policies. European Transport Research Review. 2017; 9 (4):54.

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Michela Le Pira; Edoardo Marcucci; Valerio Gatta; Matteo Ignaccolo; Giuseppe Inturri; Alessandro Pluchino. 2017. "Towards a decision-support procedure to foster stakeholder involvement and acceptability of urban freight transport policies." European Transport Research Review 9, no. 4: 54.

Conference paper
Published: 05 September 2017 in Urban Transport XXIII
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María Eugenia López Lambas; Nadia Giuffrida; Matteo Ignaccolo; Giuseppe Inturri. COMPARISON BETWEEN BUS RAPID TRANSIT AND LIGHT-RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEMS: A MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS APPROACH. Urban Transport XXIII 2017, 1 .

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María Eugenia López Lambas, Nadia Giuffrida, Matteo Ignaccolo, Giuseppe Inturri. COMPARISON BETWEEN BUS RAPID TRANSIT AND LIGHT-RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEMS: A MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS APPROACH. Urban Transport XXIII. 2017; ():1.

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María Eugenia López Lambas; Nadia Giuffrida; Matteo Ignaccolo; Giuseppe Inturri. 2017. "COMPARISON BETWEEN BUS RAPID TRANSIT AND LIGHT-RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEMS: A MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS APPROACH." Urban Transport XXIII , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 01 September 2017 in Research in Transportation Economics
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Michela Le Pira; Edoardo Marcucci; Valerio Gatta; Giuseppe Inturri; Matteo Ignaccolo; Alessandro Pluchino. Integrating discrete choice models and agent-based models for ex-ante evaluation of stakeholder policy acceptability in urban freight transport. Research in Transportation Economics 2017, 64, 13 -25.

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Michela Le Pira, Edoardo Marcucci, Valerio Gatta, Giuseppe Inturri, Matteo Ignaccolo, Alessandro Pluchino. Integrating discrete choice models and agent-based models for ex-ante evaluation of stakeholder policy acceptability in urban freight transport. Research in Transportation Economics. 2017; 64 ():13-25.

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Michela Le Pira; Edoardo Marcucci; Valerio Gatta; Giuseppe Inturri; Matteo Ignaccolo; Alessandro Pluchino. 2017. "Integrating discrete choice models and agent-based models for ex-ante evaluation of stakeholder policy acceptability in urban freight transport." Research in Transportation Economics 64, no. : 13-25.

Conference paper
Published: 05 July 2017 in Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
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Including an active participation of citizens and stakeholders from the beginning of transport decision-making processes is widely recognized as a precondition to avoid the failure of projects/policies/plans as a consequence of a lack of consensus. Appropriate methods and tools are needed to support participation processes towards well-thought and shared solutions. In this paper quantitative methods, stakeholder interaction and simulation models are used to guide and reproduce a participatory experiment aimed at consensus building about mobility management strategies. Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) has been used to elicit stakeholder preferences, different voting methods have been used to aggregate the individual preferences, group interaction has been performed via a facilitated dialogue to reach a consensus among stakeholders and an agent-based model (ABM) has been used to simulate the same consensus building process. Besides the social network of stakeholders has been analyzed to gain insights on its influence on the consensus formation. The results of this integrated procedure, applied in a pilot experiment with University students as stakeholders, provide useful suggestions on how to use different methods and guide effective and efficient participation processes aimed at consensus building.

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Michela Le Pira; Giuseppe Inturri; Matteo Ignaccolo; Alessandro Pluchino. Dealing with the Complexity of Stakeholder Interaction in Participatory Transport Planning. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 2017, 54 -72.

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Michela Le Pira, Giuseppe Inturri, Matteo Ignaccolo, Alessandro Pluchino. Dealing with the Complexity of Stakeholder Interaction in Participatory Transport Planning. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. 2017; ():54-72.

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Michela Le Pira; Giuseppe Inturri; Matteo Ignaccolo; Alessandro Pluchino. 2017. "Dealing with the Complexity of Stakeholder Interaction in Participatory Transport Planning." Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing , no. : 54-72.

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Published: 01 July 2017 in Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review
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This paper proposes a novel approach to support participatory decision-making processes in the context of urban freight transport through the integration of discrete choice modeling and agent-based modeling. The methodology is based on an innovative multilayer network and opinion dynamics models and applied to the case study of Rome's limited traffic zone. Simulation results produce a ranking of plausible policies that maximize consensus building while minimizing utility losses due to the negotiation process. These results can be used to support real participatory decision-making processes on freight-related policies accounting both for stakeholders’ heterogeneous preferences and their interaction effects

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Edoardo Marcucci; Michela Le Pira; Valerio Gatta; Giuseppe Inturri; Matteo Ignaccolo; Alessandro Pluchino. Simulating participatory urban freight transport policy-making: Accounting for heterogeneous stakeholders’ preferences and interaction effects. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 2017, 103, 69 -86.

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Edoardo Marcucci, Michela Le Pira, Valerio Gatta, Giuseppe Inturri, Matteo Ignaccolo, Alessandro Pluchino. Simulating participatory urban freight transport policy-making: Accounting for heterogeneous stakeholders’ preferences and interaction effects. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review. 2017; 103 ():69-86.

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Edoardo Marcucci; Michela Le Pira; Valerio Gatta; Giuseppe Inturri; Matteo Ignaccolo; Alessandro Pluchino. 2017. "Simulating participatory urban freight transport policy-making: Accounting for heterogeneous stakeholders’ preferences and interaction effects." Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review 103, no. : 69-86.

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Published: 01 January 2017 in Transportation Research Procedia
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Vincenza Torrisi; Matteo Ignaccolo; Giuseppe Inturri. Analysis of road urban transport network capacity through a dynamic assignment model: validation of different measurement methods. Transportation Research Procedia 2017, 27, 1026 -1033.

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Vincenza Torrisi, Matteo Ignaccolo, Giuseppe Inturri. Analysis of road urban transport network capacity through a dynamic assignment model: validation of different measurement methods. Transportation Research Procedia. 2017; 27 ():1026-1033.

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Vincenza Torrisi; Matteo Ignaccolo; Giuseppe Inturri. 2017. "Analysis of road urban transport network capacity through a dynamic assignment model: validation of different measurement methods." Transportation Research Procedia 27, no. : 1026-1033.

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Published: 01 January 2017 in Transportation Research Procedia
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Michela Le Pira; Giuseppe Inturri; Matteo Ignaccolo; Alessandro Pluchino. Modelling consensus building in Delphi practices for participated transport planning. Transportation Research Procedia 2017, 25, 3725 -3735.

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Michela Le Pira, Giuseppe Inturri, Matteo Ignaccolo, Alessandro Pluchino. Modelling consensus building in Delphi practices for participated transport planning. Transportation Research Procedia. 2017; 25 ():3725-3735.

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Michela Le Pira; Giuseppe Inturri; Matteo Ignaccolo; Alessandro Pluchino. 2017. "Modelling consensus building in Delphi practices for participated transport planning." Transportation Research Procedia 25, no. : 3725-3735.