Emission dynamic meso‐simulation model to evaluate traffic strategies in congested urban networks. Issue 3 (1st April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gori, Stefano; La Spada, Simone; Mannini, Livia; Nigro, Marialisa
• Is Part Of: IET intelligent transport systems. Volume 9:Issue 3(2015)
• Page Start: 333
• Page End: 342
• Publication Date: 2015-04-01
• Subjects: road vehicles -- air pollution -- sustainable development -- reliability -- traffic information systems; emission dynamic mesosimulation model -- traffic strategy evaluation -- road vehicle emissions -- life quality -- pollutant emission estimation -- traffic flow conditions -- off‐line traffic management strategies -- on‐line traffic management strategies -- wide congested urban networks -- Brindisi -- Italy; Intelligent transportation systems -- Periodicals; Electronics in transportation -- Periodicals; 388.31205
• DOI: 10.1049/iet-its.2013.0026
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-956X

Abstract

Abstract : Road vehicle emissions have become a main aspect related to the quality of life and sustainability. The aim of this study is to develop a method to estimate pollutant emissions that takes into account the daily variations of traffic flow conditions and parameters relative to the different state of vehicles and that can easily be applied to evaluate the results of both on‐line and off‐line traffic management strategies in wide congested urban networks. The method has been tested in the real case of the city of Brindisi (Italy), demonstrating its reliability and efficiency.