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Ph.D. student at Czech Technical University in Prague
Although the Republic of Moldova has experienced massive increase in vehicle ownership and use, some of the latest advances in how to approach and nurture public space are underutilized. This article summarizes the basic findings of a project aimed at transfer of knowledge and the implementation of the smart city process in Chișinău, Moldova. Chișinău presents a perfect opportunity for full-scale transformation regarding mobility in the smart city process. In its current state, where there are still enough opportunities to make significant improvements and for the region itself, the Republic of Moldova falls into the category of middle- to lower-income countries. Moreover, this article looks at the difficulties of preparing a smart mobility strategy while under the effect of the current COVID-19 pandemic in the form of social distancing by the city. The subject of study is to determine whether a long-distance strategy can be properly created and introduced, mostly based on proper communication. Key data sources were examined and chosen as the basis for determining weaknesses and as a basis for determining the main pillars. While challenging, this paper finds distanced knowledge transfer and planning to be achievable.
Roman Dostál; Josef Kocourek; Aneta Matysková; Karolína Moudrá; Vojtěch Nižňanský. The Implementation of the Smart City Process—Researchers’ Knowledge in Detecting Transport System Defects. Sustainability 2021, 13, 3296 .
AMA StyleRoman Dostál, Josef Kocourek, Aneta Matysková, Karolína Moudrá, Vojtěch Nižňanský. The Implementation of the Smart City Process—Researchers’ Knowledge in Detecting Transport System Defects. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (6):3296.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRoman Dostál; Josef Kocourek; Aneta Matysková; Karolína Moudrá; Vojtěch Nižňanský. 2021. "The Implementation of the Smart City Process—Researchers’ Knowledge in Detecting Transport System Defects." Sustainability 13, no. 6: 3296.
Transport creates an integral part of people's lives and significantly affects the quality of life and the environment in cities. Because of the increasing number of cars in cities, it is not sufficient to focus just on an improvement of traffic control algorithms or other intelligent transportation systems and solutions. It is necessary to significantly decrease the number of cars in cities, i.e. to decrease the demand for travel using personal vehicles. In order to do that, researchers try to understand the process of how travel choices are made and to learn about the potential of travel mode change. A lot of research exists in this field. A common approach adopted also in the presented work uses discrete choice experiments as a mean to learn about travel behavior. Scientific results indicate that differences among different countries and cultures must be taken into consideration and research methods cannot be simply adopted without understanding the local context. For such reasons, this paper demonstrates the importance of understanding the local perceptions and their impact on the experiment design. To optimize the experiment design, three focus groups took place in Ústi and Labem Region (Czech Republic) during November 2019 with the aim to analyze local specifics and attitudes of local inhabitants towards different transport regulation measures. This case study proved the importance of pretesting experiments before performing them, the usefulness of FGs when designing the experiments and an important role of local specifics.
K. Moudra; L. Svobodova; H. Brhuova Foltynova; O. Pribyl. Effects of Focus Groups' results on a Travel Behavior Survey design. 2020 Smart City Symposium Prague (SCSP) 2020, 1 -6.
AMA StyleK. Moudra, L. Svobodova, H. Brhuova Foltynova, O. Pribyl. Effects of Focus Groups' results on a Travel Behavior Survey design. 2020 Smart City Symposium Prague (SCSP). 2020; ():1-6.
Chicago/Turabian StyleK. Moudra; L. Svobodova; H. Brhuova Foltynova; O. Pribyl. 2020. "Effects of Focus Groups' results on a Travel Behavior Survey design." 2020 Smart City Symposium Prague (SCSP) , no. : 1-6.