A dynamic modeling approach to highway sustainability: Strategies to reduce overall impact

    Authors

    G. Egilmez;O. Tatari

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Transp. Res. Pt. A-Policy Pract.

    Keywords

    Transportation sustainability; System dynamics; Carbon emissions; Policy; analysis; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; SIMULATION; EMISSIONS; GROWTH; Economics; Transportation; Transportation Science & Technology

    Abstract

    The need for sustainable development is increasing as the industrial and service activities keep putting such a strain on the natural functions of the Earth, thus the ability of the planet's to sustain future generations. Since most of the industrial and service activities are provided via transportation, it is one of the most crucial elements of sustainable development. In this paper, US highway system sustainability problem is studied. System dynamics modeling approach is employed due to the causal relationships and feedback loops that are observed in the problem structure. The reference mode is considered as the increasing CO2 emission trend. The objective is to meet the Liberman and Warner Climate Act's targets by 2050. Three potential strategies for policy making are tested with the developed dynamic simulation: fuel efficiency, public transportation and electric vehicle usage. The results indicate that hybrid implementation of individual policies has a crucial impact on the success of policy making. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    Transportation Research Part a-Policy and Practice

    Volume

    46

    Issue/Number

    7

    Publication Date

    1-1-2012

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    1086

    Last Page

    1096

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000305727900008

    ISSN

    0965-8564

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