Transport transitions in Copenhagen: Comparing the cost of cars and bicycles

Gößling, Stefan; Choi, Andy S.

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2015.03.006

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“…Investment in active and public transport infrastructure and safety measures are economically justified and yield high returns (Gössling and Choi 2015). …”

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Urban and Transport Planning Related Exposures and Mortality: A Health Impact Assessment for Cities

Mueller

Rojas-Rueda

Basagaña

et al. 2017

Environ Health Perspect

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Background:By 2050, nearly 70% of the global population is projected to live in urban areas. Because the environments we inhabit affect our health, urban and transport designs that promote healthy living are needed.Objective:We estimated the number of premature deaths preventable under compliance with international exposure recommendations for physical activity (PA), air pollution, noise, heat, and access to green spaces.Methods:We developed and applied the Urban and TranspOrt Planning Health Impact Assessment (UTOPHIA) tool to Barcelona, Spain. Exposure estimates and mortality data were available for 1,357,361 residents. We compared recommended with current exposure levels. We quantified the associations between exposures and mortality and calculated population attributable fractions to estimate the number of premature deaths preventable. We also modeled life-expectancy and economic impacts.Results:We estimated that annually, nearly 20% of mortality could be prevented if international recommendations for performance of PA; exposure to air pollution, noise, and heat; and access to green space were followed. Estimations showed that the greatest portion of preventable deaths was attributable to increases in PA, followed by reductions of exposure to air pollution, traffic noise, and heat. Access to green spaces had smaller effects on mortality. Compliance was estimated to increase the average life expectancy by 360 (95% CI: 219, 493) days and result in economic savings of 9.3 (95% CI: 4.9, 13.2) billion EUR/year.Conclusions:PA factors and environmental exposures can be modified by changes in urban and transport planning. We emphasize the need for a) the reduction of motorized traffic through the promotion of active and public transport and b) the provision of green infrastructure, both of which are suggested to provide opportunities for PA and for mitigation of air pollution, noise, and heat.Citation:Mueller N, Rojas-Rueda D, Basagaña X, Cirach M, Cole-Hunter T, Dadvand P, Donaire-Gonzalez D, Foraster M, Gascon M, Martinez D, Tonne C, Triguero-Mas M, Valentín A, Nieuwenhuijsen M. 2017. Urban and transport planning related exposures and mortality: a health impact assessment for cities. Environ Health Perspect 125:89–96; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/EHP220

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“…Investment in active and public transport infrastructure and safety measures are economically justified and yield high returns (Gössling and Choi 2015). …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban and Transport Planning Related Exposures and Mortality: A Health Impact Assessment for Cities

Mueller

Rojas-Rueda

Basagaña

et al. 2017

Environ Health Perspect

220

116

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“…In [6], Gossling and Choi assessed and compared the costs and benefits of using a car and a bicycle, the two major urban transport means. They considered Copenhagen in their analysis since it is self-declared as the city of cyclists.…”

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GreenBikeNet: an Intelligent Mobile Application with Green Wireless Networking for Cycling in Smart Cities

Abu-Sharkh

Dabain²

2015

Mobile Netw Appl

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In this paper, we introduce a mobile application with intelligent systems to provide services for cyclists and enhance their cycling experiences in smart cities. The application utilizes smartphones and low-power ZigBee technology for ad-hoc networking. Since ZigBee chipsets have not been included yet in recent smartphones, we develop a Smartphone-ZigBee embedded system that we use in building a mobile application for low-power low-bandwidth wireless ad-hoc networking with acceptable ranges. Cyclists can join either public networks or create their own private networks to exchange information and utilize several developed services. For voice communication between cyclists, we develop a multilingual voice communication system with an innovative smart spectrum and energy management approach. A sender cyclist can speak in his own language while being translated and heard in a clear voice by the receiver cyclist in another language with an acceptable delay less than 1 s. We also develop an intelligent geo-localization system that utilizes smartphone's GPS receiver to provide real-time geo-locations and speeds of all cyclists connected to the same network on a visual interactive map. The latter system adaptively manages the number of visits to the GPS receiver according to various system parameters to reduce power consumption. Moreover, we develop an emergency system that provides a platform for efficient collaboration between cyclists in emergency conditions. To ensure safety of cyclists, all our services are accessed vocally. Furthermore, we provide an energy harvesting system using the movement of the bike for power generation.

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“…Na União Europeia, esforços têm sido feitos para implementar sistemas de transporte mais sustentáveis, em resposta a crescentes preocupações com externalidades, como acidentes, barulho, poluição do ar, mudança climática, a que se recomenda melhor integração com temas como as infraestruturas, a tributação e a tomada de decisões, no quadro dos planejamentos nacionais e da União. A Agência Ambiental Europeia calculou, em 2003, que os custos externos do transporte atingiam 8% do Produto Interno Bruto dos países da União Europeia (UE), mais Noruega e Suíça (Gössling & Choi, 2015) 2 . No entanto, curiosamente, a UE não incluiu em tais preocupações o tema da utilização de bicicletas como meio de transporte.…”

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Cyklistforbundet: da ecossocioeconomia à convivencialidade

Oliveira

Silva

Bohn

et al. 2017

Desenvolv. Meio Ambiente

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Artigo recebido em 26 de dezembro de 2015, versão final aceita em 4 de julho de 2017. RESUMO:Este artigo tem como objetivo discutir a atuação da Cyklistforbundet (Federação dos Ciclistas) enquanto prática ecossocioeconômica e convivencial. Essa entidade, fundada em 1905, congrega os ciclistas dinamarqueses por meio de projetos voltados à tomada de consciência e mobilização dos cidadãos em defesa dos interesses do ciclismo, em interface com o Estado e diferentes setores da sociedade civil, constituindose em prática ecossocioeconômica na qual promove o bem-viver das gerações atual e futuras. Realizouse revisão bibliográfica envolvendo os temas do ecodesenvolvimento, desenvolvimento à escala humana, ecossocioeconomia e convivencialidade. Trata-se de pesquisa exploratória, por meio de aplicação de questionário à entidade e pesquisa documental em sítios dela, para verificar seu modo de atuação no território. Concluiu-se que a federação passa por metamorfoses concomitantes às transformações da sociedade dinamarquesa, assumindo interesses de setores sociais -com os quais dialoga -de modo a intervir nas questões políticas, culturais e existenciais ao longo do tempo. A Cyklistforbundet tanto reforça a identidade dos dinamarqueses quanto contribui para o fortalecimento da democracia participativa na Dinamarca.Palavras-chave: Cyklistforbundet; ciclismo; ecossocioeconomia; identidade; democracia participativa. ABSTRACT:This article aims to discuss the performance of the Cyklistforbundet (Danish Cyclists' Federation) as a practice of eco-social economy and conviviality. This entity, founded in 1905, congregates Danish cyclists and develops projects aimed at raising awareness and citizens' mobilisation, defending the interests of cycling interfaced with the State and different sectors of civil society. Furthermore, this paper does a literature review regarding topics such as ecodevelopment, eco-social economy, human scale development and conviviality. The exploratory research was conducted through an interview script that was applied to the members of the

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Transport transitions in Copenhagen: Comparing the cost of cars and bicycles

Cited by 116 publications

References 30 publications

Urban and Transport Planning Related Exposures and Mortality: A Health Impact Assessment for Cities

Urban and Transport Planning Related Exposures and Mortality: A Health Impact Assessment for Cities

GreenBikeNet: an Intelligent Mobile Application with Green Wireless Networking for Cycling in Smart Cities

Cyklistforbundet: da ecossocioeconomia à convivencialidade

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