TY - JOUR
T1 - An integrated model system and policy evaluation tool for maximizing mobility under environmental capacity constraints: a case study in Dalian City, China
AU - Feng, T.
AU - Zhang, J.
AU - Fujiiwara, Akimasa
AU - Timmermans, H.J.P.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This paper presents an integrated model system for mobility maximization based on a quantified specification of environmental capacity, and evaluates policy interaction and effectiveness by simulating a number of policy scenarios. The system is designed to specify the maximum level of car ownership and number of trips by private and public modes subject to an environmental capacity constraint defined as the frontier emission under maximum system efficiency. Four types of hypothetical policies (population change, urban sprawl, land-use pattern and network improvement) are designed and the effects of 13 policy scenarios are simulated using data of Dalian City, China. Results reveal that the integrated model system reacts sensitively to policy interventions. The urban sprawl reflected in a changing residential distribution from central to suburban areas is most instrumental from the perspective of pollution alleviation. If the goal is to simultaneously reduce emissions while accommodating mobility, two combinational policy scenarios outperform all others.
AB - This paper presents an integrated model system for mobility maximization based on a quantified specification of environmental capacity, and evaluates policy interaction and effectiveness by simulating a number of policy scenarios. The system is designed to specify the maximum level of car ownership and number of trips by private and public modes subject to an environmental capacity constraint defined as the frontier emission under maximum system efficiency. Four types of hypothetical policies (population change, urban sprawl, land-use pattern and network improvement) are designed and the effects of 13 policy scenarios are simulated using data of Dalian City, China. Results reveal that the integrated model system reacts sensitively to policy interventions. The urban sprawl reflected in a changing residential distribution from central to suburban areas is most instrumental from the perspective of pollution alleviation. If the goal is to simultaneously reduce emissions while accommodating mobility, two combinational policy scenarios outperform all others.
U2 - 10.1016/j.trd.2010.03.001
DO - 10.1016/j.trd.2010.03.001
M3 - Article
VL - 15
SP - 263
EP - 274
JO - Transportation Research. Part D: Transport and Environment
JF - Transportation Research. Part D: Transport and Environment
SN - 1361-9209
IS - 5
ER -
