Transportation Research in India: Practices and Future Directions

This co-edited book explores the state-of-the-art research in transportation in India, focusing on sustainable transport paradigm solutions for mobility and infrastructure challenges. It provides a holistic understanding of the paradigm, considering case studies and research findings from leading transportation researchers.

Format: Hardback
Length: 351 pages
Publication date: 24 March 2022
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

This comprehensive co-edited book delves into the forefront of transportation research in India, shedding light on the pressing need for a sustainable transport paradigm. With a keen focus on India's mobility and infrastructure challenges, this timely publication presents innovative solution concepts for local, state, and national transport authorities. The book's contents offer a holistic understanding of the sustainable transport paradigm, encompassing a wide range of case studies and findings from esteemed transportation researchers in India. Moreover, it addresses critical transportation-related issues such as road user safety, traffic operation efficiency, economic and social development, non-motorized transport planning, environmental impact mitigation, energy consumption reduction, land-use, equity, freight transport planning, multimodal coordination, access for diverse travelers' needs, sustainable pavement construction, and emerging vehicle technologies. The book highlights existing practices and policies across all sectors and levels of transport, emphasizing a broader vision for achieving sustainable and inclusive development. Compiled with information and data-driven inferences, this resource is invaluable for practitioners, policymakers, educators, researchers, students, and individual learners alike.

Weight: 711g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811696350
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022