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Biking and Walking: The Position of Non-Motorised Transport Modes in Transport Systems
Rietveld, Piet - 2001
Long run developments such as income growth and urban sprawl lead one to expect a continuous decline of thecontribution of non-motorised transport modes to the performance of transport systems. In terms of the totalnumber of trips, non-motorised transport modes have retained high shares,...
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High-mast lighting as an adequate way of lighting pedestrian paths in informal settlements?
Kretzer, David Michael - In: Development Engineering 5 (2020), pp. 1-8
Lighting of pedestrian paths fulfils crucial needs for informal settlement dwellers. A common technological approach in … settlements. Illuminance uniformity requirements are not met within the entire pedestrian path network. Furthermore, a significant …
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A methodology for the identification of significant factors for the improvement of pedestrian facilities in an urban area
Aromal, V.; Naseer, M. A. - In: Journal of Urban Management 11 (2022) 3, pp. 353-364
-making process for the improvement of pedestrian facilities in urban areas. A preliminary list of 57 factors that influence the … improvement of pedestrian facilities in the urban area was discovered through a literature survey and expert intervention. The … categories that characterize the pedestrian facilities such as (1) Infrastructure; (2) Location (3) Ambience/Liveability, (4 …
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Cidades cicláveis: Avanços e desafios das políticas cicloviárias no Brasil
Coelho Filho, Osmar; Saccaro Junior, Nilo Luiz - 2017
stakeholders and the strengthening of bicycle culture or "bike wave" through events and production of information to social actors … cycle assessment (LCA) that models the impacts on each transportation mode and its available urban space (pedestrian …
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More Security Issues are Needed on the European Union Agenda: Beyond an Academic Concept of In/Security in the Era of Global Terrorism
Krulík, Oldřich; Pernica, Buhoslav; Stejskal, Libor; … - 2009
Security as an objectively existing quality which can be discussed in innumerable ways, but it may hardly be ignored and its significance (let alone its existence) may hardly be doubted. Security is a fundamental human need which is a subject of our efforts for its satisfaction and its chronic...
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Impacts of Activities in Crushing Plant on Environment and Occupational Health of Workers Involved
Bem, Susana; Bem, Judite - 2011
With the development of societies there is a growing demand for raw materials for the construction industry, among which the crushed materials existing in the various categories, as set down the specifications of the services of competent bodies. In the long term and as a result of overuse such...
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Regulation of Road Accident Externalities when Insurance Companies have Market Power
Dementyeva, Maria; Koster, Paul R.; Verhoef, Erik T. - 2013
Accident externalities are among the most important external costs of road transport. We study the regulation of these when insurance companies have market power. Using analytical models, we compare a public-welfare maximizing monopoly with a private profit-maximizing monopoly, and markets where...
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Negotiation as a means of developing and implementing health and safety policy
Caldart, Charles C.; Ashford, Nicholas Askounes - 1998
In the health, safety, and environmental area, negotiated rulemaking, implementation, and compliance are proposed by … United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Four negotiated rulemakings under the Occupational Safety …
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Publicly announced speed limit enforcement and its impact on road safety: Evidence from the German Blitzmarathons
Molitor, Ramona - 2017
This paper studies a unique traffic law enforcement campaign in Germany and its impact on road safety. Key features of … change in road safety, we do not find that the reduction in traffic accidents persists beyond a Blitzmarathon-day. In terms …
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Ergonomics and simulation-based approach in improving facility layout
Abad, Jocelyn D. - In: Journal of Industrial Engineering International 14 (2018) 4, pp. 783-791
worker's health and safety which significantly impact overall operational efficiency. It is, therefore, critical to …
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