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Title:

Using a Fuzzy Approach for Evaluating Sustainability of Transportation System Pollution-Reducing Policies: A Case Study

Accession Number:

01154978

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

In recent years a wide debate between stakeholders and experts from different fields has developed about the concept of sustainability and sustainable development. In transportation systems analysis the idea of sustainable mobility has received increasing attention, finding a reference point in the concept of the “three pillars of sustainability”, which considers the idea of sustainability from a three-dimensional perspective (social, economic and environmental). This paper presents an innovative Fuzzy Multi-Level (FML) model, which formalizes and implements this conceptual approach, using the theory of fuzzy systems, useful as a tool for evaluating sustainability of transportation policies. The model works on three different levels, starting from a set of indicators used as input variables, and gives a fuzzy indicator of the durability and sustainability offered by the alternative policies analyzed; furthermore, intermediate fuzzy inference systems, based on rules formulated by experts, provide information about combined dimensions of sustainability (equity, viability and bearableness). A comparative analysis of the FML model and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method, applied to the evaluation of different pollution-reducing policies, has been developed. The interpretation of results yields information about the use of the FML model as an alternative to traditional methods of sustainability evaluation and suggests further developments of research to improve its effectiveness.

Monograph Accession #:

01147878

Report/Paper Numbers:

10-2201

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Rossi, Riccardo
Gastaldi, Massimiliano
Gecchele, Gregorio
Vescovi, Romeo

Pagination:

16p

Publication Date:

2010

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2010-1-10 to 2010-1-14
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

DVD

Features:

Figures (7) ; References (28) ; Tables (4)

Subject Areas:

Environment; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2010 Paper #10-2201

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jan 25 2010 11:01AM