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The conjecture discussed in this paper was that the daily number of certified cases of COVID-19 is direct correlated to the average particular matter (PM) concentrations observed several days before when the contagions occurred (short-term effect), and this correlation is higher for areas with a higher average seasonal PM concentration, as a measure of prolonged exposure to a polluted environment (long-term effect). Furthermore, the correlations between the daily COVID-19 new cases and the mobility trips and those between the daily PM concentrations and mobility trips were also investigated. Correlation analyses were performed for the application case study consisting in 13 of the main Italian cities, through the national air quality and mobility monitoring systems. Data analyses showed that the mobility restrictions performed during the lockdown produced a significant improvement in air quality with an average PM concentrations reduction of about 15%, with maximum variations ranging between 25% and 42%. Estimation results showed a positive correlation (stronger for the more highly polluted cities) between the daily COVID-19 cases and both the daily PM concentrations and mobility trips measured about three weeks before, when probably the contagion occurred. The obtained results are original, and if confirmed in other studies, it would lay the groundwork for the definition of the main context variables which influenced the COVID-19 spread. The findings highlighted in this research also supported by the evidence in the literature and allow concluding that PM concentrations and mobility habits could be considered as potential early indicators of COVID-19 circulation in outdoor environments. However, the obtained results pose significant ethical questions about the proper urban and transportation planning; the most polluted cities have not only worst welfare for their citizens but, as highlighted in this research, could lead to a likely greater spread of current and future respiratory and/or pulmonary health emergencies. The lesson to be learned by this global pandemic will help planners to better preserve the air quality of our cities in the post-COVID-19 era.
Armando Cartenì; Furio Cascetta; Luigi Di Francesco; Felisia Palermo. Particulate Matter Short-Term Exposition, Mobility Trips and COVID-19 Diffusion: A Correlation Analyses for the Italian Case Study at Urban Scale. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4553 .
AMA StyleArmando Cartenì, Furio Cascetta, Luigi Di Francesco, Felisia Palermo. Particulate Matter Short-Term Exposition, Mobility Trips and COVID-19 Diffusion: A Correlation Analyses for the Italian Case Study at Urban Scale. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (8):4553.
Chicago/Turabian StyleArmando Cartenì; Furio Cascetta; Luigi Di Francesco; Felisia Palermo. 2021. "Particulate Matter Short-Term Exposition, Mobility Trips and COVID-19 Diffusion: A Correlation Analyses for the Italian Case Study at Urban Scale." Sustainability 13, no. 8: 4553.
In the transport sector, a rational and shared planning process is commonly based on the comparison of different design alternatives through quantitative evaluations and stakeholders’ engagement. Among the most adopted evaluation methods, there are cost–benefit analysis (CBA) and multi-criteria analysis (MCA). Both these methods have strengths and weaknesses, which do not allow the conclusion that one technique is dominant over the other. Starting from these considerations, the aim of this paper is to propose a sustainable evaluation process for investments in the transport sector, based on the combined use of both CBA and MCA analysis and a stakeholders’ engagement. The proposed evaluation method was also applied to a real case study: the decision-making process for a new highway in a high naturalistic and touristic area in north of Italy. Furthermore, a “weighted criteria process definition” based on the Delphi method was also performed within a public engagement process. Research results show that the application of both the evaluation analyses (CBA and MCA) allows the selection of the most rational althernative from a sustainable, shared and technical point of view. Precisely, the estimations performed underline that the CBA analysis significantly underestimated the non-users’ benefits, while the opposite occurred for the MCA analysis. The incidence of the non-users’ benefits is only the 14% of the total for the CBA, while it reaches more than the 79% for the MCA. This result is very relevant underling how, for a decision-making processes aimed in comparing different design alternatives for which non-users impacts are expected as relevant against the users ones, the unique application of the most consolidated CBA analyses are not always adequate, while the joint use of the two evaluation methods ensures robust and rational choices for a sustainable development.
Ilaria Henke; Armando Cartenì; Luigi Francesco. A Sustainable Evaluation Processes for Investments in the Transport Sector: A Combined Multi-Criteria and Cost–Benefit Analysis for a New Highway in Italy. Sustainability 2020, 12, 9854 .
AMA StyleIlaria Henke, Armando Cartenì, Luigi Francesco. A Sustainable Evaluation Processes for Investments in the Transport Sector: A Combined Multi-Criteria and Cost–Benefit Analysis for a New Highway in Italy. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (23):9854.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIlaria Henke; Armando Cartenì; Luigi Francesco. 2020. "A Sustainable Evaluation Processes for Investments in the Transport Sector: A Combined Multi-Criteria and Cost–Benefit Analysis for a New Highway in Italy." Sustainability 12, no. 23: 9854.
Urban air pollution continues to represent a primary concern for human health, despite significant efforts by public authorities for mitigating its effects. Regulatory monitoring networks are essential tools for air pollution monitoring. However, they are sparse networks, unable to capture the spatial variability of the air pollutants. For addressing this issue, networks of low cost stations are deployed, supplementing the regulatory stations. Regarding this application, an important question is where these stations are installed The objective of this study was to generate a site suitability map for the development of a network of low cost multi-sensor stations across a city for a spatially dense urban air quality monitoring. To do that, a site suitability analysis was developed based on two geographical variables properly selected for representing the impact of urban pollutant sources and urban form on the pollutant concentrations. By processing information about emissions patterns and street canyon effects, we were able to identify air quality hotspot areas supposed to show high spatial variability. Low cost monitoring stations, there located, are able to provide that informative content, which is lacking for both regulatory monitoring networks and predictive modelling for high resolution air quality mapping.
Grazia Fattoruso; Martina Nocerino; Domenico Toscano; Luigi Pariota; Giampiero Sorrentino; Valentina Manna; Saverio De Vito; Armando Cartenì; Massimiliano Fabbricino; Girolamo Di Francia. Site Suitability Analysis for Low Cost Sensor Networks for Urban Spatially Dense Air Pollution Monitoring. Atmosphere 2020, 11, 1215 .
AMA StyleGrazia Fattoruso, Martina Nocerino, Domenico Toscano, Luigi Pariota, Giampiero Sorrentino, Valentina Manna, Saverio De Vito, Armando Cartenì, Massimiliano Fabbricino, Girolamo Di Francia. Site Suitability Analysis for Low Cost Sensor Networks for Urban Spatially Dense Air Pollution Monitoring. Atmosphere. 2020; 11 (11):1215.
Chicago/Turabian StyleGrazia Fattoruso; Martina Nocerino; Domenico Toscano; Luigi Pariota; Giampiero Sorrentino; Valentina Manna; Saverio De Vito; Armando Cartenì; Massimiliano Fabbricino; Girolamo Di Francia. 2020. "Site Suitability Analysis for Low Cost Sensor Networks for Urban Spatially Dense Air Pollution Monitoring." Atmosphere 11, no. 11: 1215.
The massive diffusion of autonomous vehicles will allow making transportation systems safer, efficient and less pollutant. Nevertheless, there are still some obstacles in the adoption of driverless vehicles of a technological, normative, ethical and social nature. Many surveys observed a priori reluctance towards autonomous vehicles, due to their implications for personal safety. This reluctance could mean a sort of lack of trust (unwillingness to use/pay) that several authors have observed, but only few have measured. Although the main interest of manufacturers/policy-makers is the diffusion of autonomous vehicles in the private car market, it is probably in the public transport sector that this technology will be used first. The aim of the research was to propose an estimation of the value of this reluctance to change (acceptability) towards shared autonomous services. A discrete choice experiment was performed in Naples (Italy) among bus/taxi users. A Mixed Logit model with random coefficients and panel data was estimated. The results show that the average transport user has an a priori reluctance to use fully-automated bus/taxi of −2.31 Euro/trip. Category-specific estimates were also performed resulting that male 18–40 year-old (>40 year-old) have a reluctance in using driverless transit services 53% (36%) lower than females. Of interest are the results relative to those who commonly use on-board automation features, for which a positive willingness to pay for driverless vehicles was estimated (+1.21 Euro/trip). Obtained results strongly suggest that the main barrier preventing mass adoption of autonomous vehicles may also be psychological besides technological.
Armando Cartenì. The acceptability value of autonomous vehicles: A quantitative analysis of the willingness to pay for shared autonomous vehicles (SAVs) mobility services. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives 2020, 8, 100224 .
AMA StyleArmando Cartenì. The acceptability value of autonomous vehicles: A quantitative analysis of the willingness to pay for shared autonomous vehicles (SAVs) mobility services. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives. 2020; 8 ():100224.
Chicago/Turabian StyleArmando Cartenì. 2020. "The acceptability value of autonomous vehicles: A quantitative analysis of the willingness to pay for shared autonomous vehicles (SAVs) mobility services." Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives 8, no. : 100224.
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented global crisis and led to a huge number of deaths, economic hardship and the disruption of everyday life. Measures to restrict accessibility adopted by many countries were a swift yet effective response to contain the spread of the virus. Within this topic, this paper aims to support policies and decision makers in defining the most appropriate strategies to manage the Covid-19 crisis. Precisely the correlation between positive Covid-19 cases and transport accessibility of an area was investigated through a multiple linear regression model. Estimation results show that transport accessibility was the variable that better explained the number of Covid-19 infections (about 40% in weight), meaning that the greater is the accessibility of a certain geographical area, the easier the virus reaches its population. Furthermore, other context variables were also significant, i.e. socio-economic, territorial and pollutant variables. Estimated findings show that accessibility, which is often used to measure the wealth of an area, becomes its worst enemy during a pandemic, providing to be the main vehicle of contagion among its citizens. These original results allow the definition of possible policies and/or best practices to better manage mobility restrictions. The quantitative estimates performed show that a possible and probably more sustainable policy for containing social interactions could be to apply lockdowns in proportion to the transport accessibility of the areas concerned, in the sense that the higher the accessibility, the tighter should be the mobility restriction policies adopted.
Armando Cartenì; Luigi Di Francesco; Maria Martino. The role of transport accessibility within the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic in Italy. Safety Science 2020, 133, 104999 -104999.
AMA StyleArmando Cartenì, Luigi Di Francesco, Maria Martino. The role of transport accessibility within the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic in Italy. Safety Science. 2020; 133 ():104999-104999.
Chicago/Turabian StyleArmando Cartenì; Luigi Di Francesco; Maria Martino. 2020. "The role of transport accessibility within the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic in Italy." Safety Science 133, no. : 104999-104999.
Sustainability can be defined as the capacity to satisfy current needs without compromising future generations. Sustainable development clashes with the transport sector because of the latter’s high fossil fuels usage, consumption of natural resources and emission of pollutant and greenhouse gases. Electric mobility seems to be one of the best options to achieve both the sustainability goals and the mobility needs. This paper critically analysed weaknesses, strengths and application fields of electric mobility, proposing a real case application of an e-mobility bus fleet in Sorrento peninsula (Italy). The aim and the originality of this research was to propose a public transport design methodology based on a “strong sustainability” policy and applied to a real case study. To be precise, the renewing of the “old” bus fleet with a diesel plug-in hybrid one charged by a photovoltaic system was proposed, aiming to both improve environmental sustainability and perform an investment return for a private operator in managing the transport service. The proposed case study is particularly suitable because the peculiar morphology of the Sorrento peninsula in Italy does not allow other types of public transport services (e.g., rail, metro). Furthermore, this area, rich in UNESCO sites, has always been an international tourist destination because of the environment and landscape. Estimation results show that the new e-mobility bus service will be able to reduce the greenhouse gases emissions up to the 23%, with a financial payback period of 10 years for a private investor.
Armando Cartenì; Ilaria Henke; Clorinda Molitierno; Luigi Di Francesco. Strong Sustainability in Public Transport Policies: An e-Mobility Bus Fleet Application in Sorrento Peninsula (Italy). Sustainability 2020, 12, 7033 .
AMA StyleArmando Cartenì, Ilaria Henke, Clorinda Molitierno, Luigi Di Francesco. Strong Sustainability in Public Transport Policies: An e-Mobility Bus Fleet Application in Sorrento Peninsula (Italy). Sustainability. 2020; 12 (17):7033.
Chicago/Turabian StyleArmando Cartenì; Ilaria Henke; Clorinda Molitierno; Luigi Di Francesco. 2020. "Strong Sustainability in Public Transport Policies: An e-Mobility Bus Fleet Application in Sorrento Peninsula (Italy)." Sustainability 12, no. 17: 7033.
The deployment of HSR services in the recent decades has been, arguably, the most significant innovation for intercity travel around the globe. HSR has brought impacts which have been widely studied in different countries in relation to the different socioeconomic, territorial and transport characteristics. This paper analyses the economic growth, the transport accessibility and the social impacts observed in Italy after ten years of HSR operation, as well as the estimated impacts of the system completion. The Italian case study is of particular interest since along the 1,467 km of new high speed line (300 km/h), a combination of major cities distances and a unique HSR competitive market, producing prices reductions and more daily trains, brought a 200% increase of HSR demand (from 15 to 45 millions of passengers/year). Estimations results show that, on average, HSR in Italy contributed to a significant increase in transport accessibility (+32%) for the zones along the HSR network, while only marginal for the others (+6%). Impacts on the economic growth show that HSR has contributed to an extra growth of per capita GDP of + 2.6% in 10 years and would have contributed to a further increase of 3.6% if the final project scenario (HSR_N) would had been completed by 2018. Regional (horizontal) equity impacts were evaluated in terms of the Gini indexes variations with respect to the distribution of the transport accessibility. It results that HSR in Italy has decreased equity in terms of users’ travel time accessibility of 11%, increasing the differences between the zones served by HSR and those not. If the HSR_N scenario would have been completed equity indices would have increased of 29% with respect to the pre-HSR 2008 scenario, thus reducing regional inequalities in the country. Results show that the HSR project was a country-level “game changer” in Italy, suggesting that the wider economic benefits, the assumptions on market regulation, the effects on regional disparities and the compensatory measures should be included in the ex ante and ex post evaluation of similar projects.
Ennio Cascetta; Armando Cartenì; Ilaria Henke; Francesca Pagliara. Economic growth, transport accessibility and regional equity impacts of high-speed railways in Italy: ten years ex post evaluation and future perspectives. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 2020, 139, 412 -428.
AMA StyleEnnio Cascetta, Armando Cartenì, Ilaria Henke, Francesca Pagliara. Economic growth, transport accessibility and regional equity impacts of high-speed railways in Italy: ten years ex post evaluation and future perspectives. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. 2020; 139 ():412-428.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEnnio Cascetta; Armando Cartenì; Ilaria Henke; Francesca Pagliara. 2020. "Economic growth, transport accessibility and regional equity impacts of high-speed railways in Italy: ten years ex post evaluation and future perspectives." Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 139, no. : 412-428.
The sustainable design of public transport services is a crucial issue that may affect the economy of local areas and the social inclusion of their inhabitants. Indeed, transport accessibility of households, businesses, and retail activities is one of the main drivers that influence location choices and sustainable development and where the public transport services may play a key (positive) role. Furthermore, the economic crisis of the 2009 and the current ones caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has further limited the funds available for public services, including the transport sector. In this critical context, sound design of public transport services assumes great importance, especially in light of financial constraints. Starting from these considerations, the aim of this paper has been to propose an innovative methodology for designing public transport services based on a rational decision-making process with stakeholder engagement, aiming to perform a sustainable development perspective. The proposed methodology combines technical aspects, social and political issues, equity perspectives, and it is aimed in obtaining a design solution that can be accepted by the whole community. The proposed theoretical design methodology has also been applied to a case study in order to verify its applicability to a real context, consisting of the design of the public transport plan of the province of Foggia in southern Italy. Applications results show that the sustainable design scenario is not only the best ones from a technical point of view, but also participated, equitable, and approved by both policymakers and stakeholders.
Armando Cartenì; Luca D’Acierno; Mariano Gallo. A Rational Decision-Making Process with Public Engagement for Designing Public Transport Services: A Real Case Application in Italy. Sustainability 2020, 12, 6303 .
AMA StyleArmando Cartenì, Luca D’Acierno, Mariano Gallo. A Rational Decision-Making Process with Public Engagement for Designing Public Transport Services: A Real Case Application in Italy. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (16):6303.
Chicago/Turabian StyleArmando Cartenì; Luca D’Acierno; Mariano Gallo. 2020. "A Rational Decision-Making Process with Public Engagement for Designing Public Transport Services: A Real Case Application in Italy." Sustainability 12, no. 16: 6303.
Starting from December 2019 the world has faced an unprecedented health crisis caused by the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to the SARS-CoV-2 pathogen. Within this topic, the aim of the paper was to quantify the effect of mobility habits in the spread of the Coronavirus in Italy through a multiple linear regression model. Estimation results showed that mobility habits represent one of the variables that explains the number of COVID-19 infections jointly with the number of tests/day and some environmental variables (i.e. PM pollution and temperature). Nevertheless, a proximity variable to the first outbreak was also significant, meaning that the areas close to the outbreak had a higher risk of contagion, especially in the initial stage of infection (time-decay phenomena). Furthermore, the number of daily new cases was related to the trips performed three weeks before. This threshold of 21 days could be considered as a sort of positivity detection time, meaning that the mobility restrictions quarantine commonly set at 14 days, defined only according to incubation-based epidemiological considerations, is underestimated (possible delays between contagion and detection) as a containment policy and may not always contribute to effectively slowing down the spread of virus worldwide. This result is original and, if confirmed in other studies, will lay the groundwork for more effective containment of COVID-19 in countries that are still in the health emergency, as well as for possible future returns of the virus.
Armando Cartenì; Luigi Di Francesco; Maria Martino. How mobility habits influenced the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the Italian case study. Science of The Total Environment 2020, 741, 140489 -140489.
AMA StyleArmando Cartenì, Luigi Di Francesco, Maria Martino. How mobility habits influenced the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the Italian case study. Science of The Total Environment. 2020; 741 ():140489-140489.
Chicago/Turabian StyleArmando Cartenì; Luigi Di Francesco; Maria Martino. 2020. "How mobility habits influenced the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from the Italian case study." Science of The Total Environment 741, no. : 140489-140489.
High particulate matter (PM) concentrations have been measured on subway networks worldwide, with serious implications for human health. Such concentrations are known to be mainly produced by wear and friction of the metal parts and can accumulate in subways over time, causing a sort of age effect. Surveys have also shown that particle resuspension, caused by train arrivals and departures, significantly increases particulate matter concentrations. The research aim was threefold: (1) to provide a literature review on particulate matter concentrations in urban subway systems; (2) to measure the influence/incidence of the resuspension of PM2.5 and PM10 caused by subway train transit; and (3) to investigate the presence of a subway age effect. A sampling campaign was carried out on the station platforms of the Naples (Italy) Subway Line. The results show that particle resuspension significantly influences PM concentrations, reaching daytime values up to + 1200% greater than those at nighttime. Furthermore, to investigate any age effect, the results were compared with those of a previous study performed in 2014, concluding that, in the absence of tunnel cleaning and/or washing and with a standard ventilation system on station platforms, no statistically significant difference was observed between PM concentrations over the two measurement periods. These results suggest that the particles generated by mechanical wear-and-tear and friction processes constitute a very slow phenomenon. A useful solution could be tunnel washing, thereby removing fine particles that would no longer be available for resuspension.
A. Cartenì; F. Cascetta; I. Henke; C. Molitierno. The role of particle resuspension within PM concentrations in underground subway systems. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 2020, 17, 4075 -4094.
AMA StyleA. Cartenì, F. Cascetta, I. Henke, C. Molitierno. The role of particle resuspension within PM concentrations in underground subway systems. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 2020; 17 (9):4075-4094.
Chicago/Turabian StyleA. Cartenì; F. Cascetta; I. Henke; C. Molitierno. 2020. "The role of particle resuspension within PM concentrations in underground subway systems." International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 17, no. 9: 4075-4094.
One of the greatest environmental challenges worldwide is mobility. In future, increasingly sustainable solutions will be proposed and incentivized and the new technologies, like electric mobility, could (positive) influence mobility performances/habits. The paper aims at critically analyze weaknesses, strengths and application fields of the electric mobility in Italy. Specifically, the electric vehicle today has high production costs, low autonomy and not “zero” environmental impacts deriving from the production, motion and recycling of the vehicle. However, the “local emissions” are null and this pone this technology useful for urban mobility, where high population density often occurs. Furthermore, e-mobility is useful within the new forms of mobility (e.g. MaaS - mobility as a service) where micro mobility, shared mobility, urban bus fleet, freight distribution and an overall higher willingness to pay for users/operators could emphasize the strengths of e-mobility, reducing its weaknesses.
Armando Carteni; Ilaria Henke; Clorinda Molitierno; Assunta Errico. Towards E-mobility: Strengths and Weaknesses of Electric Vehicles. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 2020, 1383 -1393.
AMA StyleArmando Carteni, Ilaria Henke, Clorinda Molitierno, Assunta Errico. Towards E-mobility: Strengths and Weaknesses of Electric Vehicles. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing. 2020; ():1383-1393.
Chicago/Turabian StyleArmando Carteni; Ilaria Henke; Clorinda Molitierno; Assunta Errico. 2020. "Towards E-mobility: Strengths and Weaknesses of Electric Vehicles." Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing , no. : 1383-1393.
The transport sector is often the center of political and scientific debate on sustainability due to negative externalities produced by the daily movement of goods and people which impact both on the environment and on quality of life. Great interest has therefore focused on impact estimation of transport infrastructures/services with respect to social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Among the consolidated assessment methods, the cost–benefit analysis (CBA) is one of the quantitative tools representing the final stage (decision) in decision-making processes, which compares design alternatives and verifies the sustainability of a transport project. Recently the Italian Government proposed the national “Guidelines for Assessment of Investment Projects” based on CBA. The aim of this research is twofold: a) from a research point of view, to propose a sustainable evaluating method for impact assessment of the new transportation infrastructure aimed in performing both rational and shared decisions with the territories; b) for a practical point of view, to propose a first application of the CBA Italian guideline useful for the professional practice in the field of public investment evaluation. A quantitative impacts assessment of social, economic and environmental sustainability was performed for a revamping project of a new “greenway” in the south of Italy. Furthermore, also the social equity impacts produced by the new road infrastructure was also quantified, estimating the GINI indexes variation as a measure of effectiveness.
Ilaria Henke; Armando Cartenì; Clorinda Molitierno; Assunta Errico. Decision-Making in the Transport Sector: A Sustainable Evaluation Method for Road Infrastructure. Sustainability 2020, 12, 764 .
AMA StyleIlaria Henke, Armando Cartenì, Clorinda Molitierno, Assunta Errico. Decision-Making in the Transport Sector: A Sustainable Evaluation Method for Road Infrastructure. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (3):764.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIlaria Henke; Armando Cartenì; Clorinda Molitierno; Assunta Errico. 2020. "Decision-Making in the Transport Sector: A Sustainable Evaluation Method for Road Infrastructure." Sustainability 12, no. 3: 764.
The paper presents an in-depth analysis of a novel scheme for the sustainable mobility, based on electric vehicles, photovoltaic energy and electric energy storage systems. The work aims to analyse such innovative system, putting in evidence its advantages in comparison to a conventional one, based on the grid-to-vehicle technology. The study also provides interesting guidelines for potential users and system designers. Two case studies are presented: i) the taxi fleet of the city centre of Naples and ii) the cargo vans of the city of Salerno; both towns are in Southern Italy. For each case, the hourly power consumption of the vehicles was evaluated, as a function of the daily trip length. An accurate procedure was implemented to select the sites suitable for the installation of the charging stations, including a photovoltaic field and an electric storage system. A comparison was also performed between two different electric storage technologies: lead-acid and lithium-ion battery. The case studies were analysed by means of a detailed dynamic simulation model, developed in TRNSYS. A sensitivity analysis was also performed, to evaluate how different values of the most important design and operating parameters affect the system overall performance. It was found that the results are mostly affected by solar field area, capacity of the energy storage system and investment cost. The comparison between the two selected storage technologies did not exhibit significant differences. For both the cases investigated, it was found that, during the summer, solar energy covers an important amount of the total energy demand. On the contrary, in winter the amount of energy provided by the public electric grid was high. From an economic point of view, assuming a lithium-ion battery capital cost equal to 90 €/kWh, acceptable pay-back periods (about 6 years) were obtained, for both the applications considered.
Francesco Calise; Francesco Liberato Cappiello; Armando Cartenì; Massimo Dentice D’Accadia; Maria Vicidomini. A novel paradigm for a sustainable mobility based on electric vehicles, photovoltaic panels and electric energy storage systems: Case studies for Naples and Salerno (Italy). Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2019, 111, 97 -114.
AMA StyleFrancesco Calise, Francesco Liberato Cappiello, Armando Cartenì, Massimo Dentice D’Accadia, Maria Vicidomini. A novel paradigm for a sustainable mobility based on electric vehicles, photovoltaic panels and electric energy storage systems: Case studies for Naples and Salerno (Italy). Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 2019; 111 ():97-114.
Chicago/Turabian StyleFrancesco Calise; Francesco Liberato Cappiello; Armando Cartenì; Massimo Dentice D’Accadia; Maria Vicidomini. 2019. "A novel paradigm for a sustainable mobility based on electric vehicles, photovoltaic panels and electric energy storage systems: Case studies for Naples and Salerno (Italy)." Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 111, no. : 97-114.
Introduction/Methods:A significant application of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan of Naples, in southern Italy, will be described with specific reference to design a sustainable transport scenario for one of the highest density and congested area of the city: Municipio square, in the centre of Naples, where the homonymous station of the Metro Line 1 was under construction. The particularity of this case study is that Municipio Square is a high dense population area characterized by multimodal traffic flows (vehicles and pedestrians) and a thousand of travellers who embark/disembark every day from the marina to the islands of the Naples Gulf (e.g.Capri, Ischia) and cruises around the Mediterranean Sea. Thousands of vehicles and people pass through the square every day, often slowing the vehicular flows.Starting from these considerations, a multi-scale modelling architecture (estimatedad-hocfor the specific case study) was proposed to better evaluate policy impacts (e.g., transport, social, environmental), applying both macroscopic and microscopic simulation models simultaneously to design a sustainable transport scenario in term of both geometrical and traffic solutions.Results:Six different design scenario were compared and the main results of the most significant one are described and discussed. The best project solution reduces the average travel time and the long queues thanks to a better distribution of the flows (both vehicles and pedestrians) in the broader area around of Municipio square. The simulation results also underlined the benefits for pedestrians related to the presence of different size of sidewalks and paths.Conclusion:Because of the realization of the new metro station will increase the pedestrian flows, the external layout of the square was designed, regarding infrastructures and paths, to minimize the conflicts and reduce the overall travel time. The proposed sustainable transport scenario was conceived in term of best geometrical devices and traffic solutions.Finally, a cost-benefit analysis was also proposed, according to the European guidelines, aiming in improving transport, urbanistic, artistic/cultural, aesthetic, economic and environmental aspects as well as liveability for citizens, transport users (public and private) and tourists.
Armando Cartenì; Maria Luisa De Guglielmo; Nicola Pascale. Congested Urban Areas with High Interactions Between Vehicular and Pedestrian Flows: A Cost-Benefit Analysis for a Sustainable Transport Policy in Naples, Italy. The Open Transportation Journal 2018, 12, 273 -288.
AMA StyleArmando Cartenì, Maria Luisa De Guglielmo, Nicola Pascale. Congested Urban Areas with High Interactions Between Vehicular and Pedestrian Flows: A Cost-Benefit Analysis for a Sustainable Transport Policy in Naples, Italy. The Open Transportation Journal. 2018; 12 (1):273-288.
Chicago/Turabian StyleArmando Cartenì; Maria Luisa De Guglielmo; Nicola Pascale. 2018. "Congested Urban Areas with High Interactions Between Vehicular and Pedestrian Flows: A Cost-Benefit Analysis for a Sustainable Transport Policy in Naples, Italy." The Open Transportation Journal 12, no. 1: 273-288.
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Armando Cartenì; Ilaria Henke; Federica Mallozzi; Clorinda Molitierno. A MULTI-CRITERIA ANALYSIS AS A RATIONAL EVALUATION PROCESS FOR BUILDING A NEW HIGHWAY IN ITALY. Sustainable Development and Planning X 2018, 1 .
AMA StyleArmando Cartenì, Ilaria Henke, Federica Mallozzi, Clorinda Molitierno. A MULTI-CRITERIA ANALYSIS AS A RATIONAL EVALUATION PROCESS FOR BUILDING A NEW HIGHWAY IN ITALY. Sustainable Development and Planning X. 2018; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleArmando Cartenì; Ilaria Henke; Federica Mallozzi; Clorinda Molitierno. 2018. "A MULTI-CRITERIA ANALYSIS AS A RATIONAL EVALUATION PROCESS FOR BUILDING A NEW HIGHWAY IN ITALY." Sustainable Development and Planning X , no. : 1.
Particulate matter concentrations measured in railway metro systems are consistently higher than at street level (up to an indoor/outdoor ratio equal to 10), with dangerous effects for passenger health. These concentrations are mainly produced both by the mechanical friction and wear processes at the rail-wheel-brake interfaces and by the re-suspension caused by the turbulence generated by the train transit. The literature abounds in case studies dealing with the elevated concentrations and the analysis of the atomic composition of particulate matter as well as the epidemiological studies regarding the effects on human health. By contrast, the problem of reducing particulate matter concentrations was not much discussed. Starting from these considerations, the aim of this research was to investigate the PM concentrations of a “high-quality” metro system equipped with useful devices for reducing these concentrations: rubber-tyred, platform screen doors, an advanced ventilation system and a variable slope of the longitudinal profile. A measurement campaign was performed in the metro of Turin (Italy). Experimental results show that the indoor concentrations are statistically lower than those measured in outdoors; that particulate matter levels are closely correlated to the train frequency; the particulate matter concentrations measured inside trains are lower than the ones measured at station platform. From these results, it is possible to note that particulate matter concentrations measured in a “high-quality” metro system are significantly lower than the ones measured in “traditional” railways. This result is significant and poses the bases for the definition of useful interventions for retrofitting metro systems.
Armando Carteni; F. Cascetta. Particulate matter concentrations in a high-quality rubber-tyred metro system: the case study of Turin in Italy. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 2017, 15, 1921 -1930.
AMA StyleArmando Carteni, F. Cascetta. Particulate matter concentrations in a high-quality rubber-tyred metro system: the case study of Turin in Italy. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 2017; 15 (9):1921-1930.
Chicago/Turabian StyleArmando Carteni; F. Cascetta. 2017. "Particulate matter concentrations in a high-quality rubber-tyred metro system: the case study of Turin in Italy." International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 15, no. 9: 1921-1930.
The impact of the transport sector range between 20% and 40% in terms of consumption of fossil fuels and emissions. Many urban areas are trying to adopt planning strategies aimed at reducing the car usage and their emissions reaching a sustainable mobility. The introduction of a toll for the use of a road infrastructure and/or a service is one of the most common Transportation Demand Management policy. The development of the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technologies allow extending and applying these pricing schemes (both for passenger and for freight) in several different and most rational (sustainable) ways, connecting the price both to the individual characteristics of the trip and to the type of vehicle used. The aim of the study is to propose an original transport-related acceptance & equity measure useful for enlarging both the consensus and the equity in the design of a road pricing scheme. Results of the research underline the importance in introducing acceptance&equity measures as an additional design criteria in road pricing schemes, jointly with the traditional ones (e.g. road traffic congestion reduction and pollutant reduction).
Ennio Cascetta; Armando Carteni; Ilaria Henke. Acceptance and equity in advanced path-related road pricing schemes. 2017 5th IEEE International Conference on Models and Technologies for Intelligent Transportation Systems (MT-ITS) 2017, 492 -496.
AMA StyleEnnio Cascetta, Armando Carteni, Ilaria Henke. Acceptance and equity in advanced path-related road pricing schemes. 2017 5th IEEE International Conference on Models and Technologies for Intelligent Transportation Systems (MT-ITS). 2017; ():492-496.
Chicago/Turabian StyleEnnio Cascetta; Armando Carteni; Ilaria Henke. 2017. "Acceptance and equity in advanced path-related road pricing schemes." 2017 5th IEEE International Conference on Models and Technologies for Intelligent Transportation Systems (MT-ITS) , no. : 492-496.
High-Speed Rail (HSR) is a transport mode that operates significantly faster than traditional services, using integrated and specialized rolling stock, and often dedicated tracks. These rapid transit services have profoundly impacted mobility habits on medium-long range journeys, and have also brought about social, economic, and environmental changes in the geographical areas involved. HSR has become a successful “brand”, including not only faster trains, but also a number of other on-board services that increase rail attractiveness (e.g. restaurants, wi-fi connection, free newspapers, cinema, business areas and relaxation lounges).\ud \ud Starting from these considerations, in this research we investigated the conjecture according to which a traveler, in choosing an HSR service to reach a destination (against a traditional rail service, or other competing transport modes), is not only influenced by its original peculiarity as a “faster train” service, but also takes into account the presence of all the “hedonic” characteristics of the service. That said, the literature in transportation modeling has yet to analyze the impact of hedonic quality on travelers’ behavior by quantifying whether and to what extent it increases their propensity to use HSR services.\ud \ud Aim of this research was twofold: i) to quantify, for the first time in the literature, the hedonic value of an HSR service related to a domestic tourist trip, as compared to more conventional levels of service and attractiveness attributes; ii) investigate the domestic tourist attractiveness of the main Italian cities, evaluating which attributes influence the perception of a city as a domestic tourist destination. The application case study consists in the supply of current rail services (HSR vs. traditional) between the 11 main Italian cities in terms of tourist destination. On the basis of an RP&SP survey, carried out among university students at national scale, a binomial logit model was specified with serial correlation in residuals, estimating whether or not the cities in the panel were perceived as possible destinations for a domestic tourist trips made by train.\ud \ud The estimation results show that city-specific attractiveness attributes (entertainment and restaurant rate; number of sites of interests; crime rate), and level of services variables (e.g. travel time and cost; HSR brand ) significantly influence the perception of a city as a possible destination for a domestic tourist trip by train. Furthermore, the average monetary value for the “pure preference” for the HSR brand (faster trains, high frequency, and on-board services) is about 22 Euros/trip, while the hedonic value relative only to on-board services is about 12 Euros/trip , underlining that the “faster train” is only one of the perceived attributes of HSR services. Overall, the willingness to pay for an HSR ticket is up to 40% greater than that for a traditional one. Furthermore, tourists are willing to spend 2.2 h more travelling on an HSR train to reach their destinations. The estimation results show that there is also a “distance traveled effect”; the pure preference for HSR services increases in value from 9 Euros/trip to 13 Euros/trip (+44%) for distances traveled greater than 400 km. If confirmed, these results allow the conclusion to be drawn that the “catchment area” of cities on HSR networks is larger than that served by traditional rail
Armando Cartenì; Luigi Pariota; Ilaria Henke. Hedonic value of high-speed rail services: Quantitative analysis of the students’ domestic tourist attractiveness of the main Italian cities. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 2017, 100, 348 -365.
AMA StyleArmando Cartenì, Luigi Pariota, Ilaria Henke. Hedonic value of high-speed rail services: Quantitative analysis of the students’ domestic tourist attractiveness of the main Italian cities. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. 2017; 100 ():348-365.
Chicago/Turabian StyleArmando Cartenì; Luigi Pariota; Ilaria Henke. 2017. "Hedonic value of high-speed rail services: Quantitative analysis of the students’ domestic tourist attractiveness of the main Italian cities." Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 100, no. : 348-365.
In 2016 a new law for public contract was approved in Italy also aimed at improving the national and local sustainable transport planning. The Italian government has also adopted new "Guidelines for assessment the Investment Projects" derived from the European Commission indications about the external costs of transport estimation in the Cost-Benefit Analysis. Starting from these considerations, the aim of this paper was to propose a new methodology, in compliance with the Italian guidelines, for the estimation of the external costs of transport in a Cost-Benefit Analysis. The application case study was a new tourist railway line in Lazio Region. The external costs estimated were the variations in term of: climate change, air pollution, noises, congestion and road accident. Estimations results allow to conclude that there is a social convenience of this new rail infrastructure because: i) a positive Net Present Value equal to about 27 M€ was estimated; ii) an Internal Rate of Return much greater than the discount rate (9% vs. 3%) was observed; iii) a benefit / cost ratio equal to 2 and a PayBack Period of 15 years was quantified. The overall amount (in monetary value) of external costs saved is about 360 thousand Euros/year (2016 prices) with a cumulative value, for all the life-period considered (30 years), equal to 11 million of Euros.
Armando Carteni; Ilaria Henke. External costs estimation in a cost-benefit analysis: The new Formia-Gaeta tourist railway line in Italy. 2017 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2017 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe) 2017, 1 -6.
AMA StyleArmando Carteni, Ilaria Henke. External costs estimation in a cost-benefit analysis: The new Formia-Gaeta tourist railway line in Italy. 2017 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2017 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe). 2017; ():1-6.
Chicago/Turabian StyleArmando Carteni; Ilaria Henke. 2017. "External costs estimation in a cost-benefit analysis: The new Formia-Gaeta tourist railway line in Italy." 2017 IEEE International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering and 2017 IEEE Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Europe (EEEIC / I&CPS Europe) , no. : 1-6.
Armando Carteni. Urban sustainable mobility. Part 2: Simulation models and impacts estimation. Transport Problems 2017, 10, 5 -16.
AMA StyleArmando Carteni. Urban sustainable mobility. Part 2: Simulation models and impacts estimation. Transport Problems. 2017; 10 (1):5-16.
Chicago/Turabian StyleArmando Carteni. 2017. "Urban sustainable mobility. Part 2: Simulation models and impacts estimation." Transport Problems 10, no. 1: 5-16.