This paper investigates the design of a coastal cycling route that integrates principles of sustainable mobility with the perceptual qualities of the urban landscape. In response to contemporary environmental challenges, the promotion of cycling as a...
Determining suitable cycling infrastructure is essential for transport planners in European countries seeking to improve safety, promote sustainability, and encourage active travel. This paper compares national cycling infrastructure guidelines from...
Sustainable urban mobility is gaining importance as cities seek to address congestion and environmental concerns, with cycling infrastructure being an essential component of urban transportation systems. This study proposes a novel integrated, data-d...
Public clients’ procurement strategies are central in facilitating innovation towards sustainability. In the infrastructure sector, the three main project activities—design, production, and maintenance—are traditionally not procured in an integrated...
The increasing need to reduce emissions and the environmental impact of urban areas to meet European decarbonisation goals motivates the selection of the Rimini Canal Port as a case study within the FRAMESPORT project, part of the European Interreg I...
The secure and dependable functioning of pipeline infrastructure systems is pivotal for transporting vital energy resources during this transition era towards a more sustainable energy future. This paper presents a novel quantitative approach for ass...
BIM (building information modelling) has led to substantial improvements in all design steps. Applied mainly as an information management system in the digital design of structures and buildings, only in recent years has the use of BIM also extended...
This paper presents a Decision Support System (DSS) designed to enhance cyclability and perceived bikeability in urban areas, with an application to the city of Milan, Italy, focusing on cycling toward the urban university campuses of Politecnico di...
Major cities in Europe have seen a significant increase in micromobility infrastructure, including cycling infrastructure, with 42 European Metropolitan cities implementing 1421.54 km of cycling infrastructure in a year. However, the design principle...
Implementing effective cycling mobility requires infrastructure that enhances safety and reduces travel time. A common metric for tracking progress is the total length of dedicated cycling infrastructure. However, this does not always correlate with...
Sustainable development and environmental considerations have resulted in many cities around the world recognising the importance of non-motorised modes of transport. Problems related to the proper development and maintenance of cycling infrastructur...
In a century where mobility is becoming more sustainable in terms of energy transition, emissions reduction, and a healthy quality of life, the use of bicycles is increasing and has many advantages over other modes of transport that have been underus...
A modal shift to electric pedal-assisted cycles (EPACs) can help with reaching the transport emission goals of the European Green Deal. With the rising sales of EPACs in Europe, a lack of appropriate (electric) cycling infrastructure remains a major...
Over the life cycle of a civil infrastructure (a bridge as an example), 0.4–2% of the construction cost is spent annually on its maintenance. Utilising new technologies including the internet of things (IoT) and digital twin (DT) can significantly re...
The circular economy (CE), and its focus on the cycling and regeneration of resources, necessitates both a reconfiguration of existing infrastructures and the creation of new infrastructures to facilitate these flows. In urban settings, CE is being r...
Promoting cycling as a sustainable mode of transport is a pressing priority in contemporary urban mobility planning. This study examines the infrastructure characteristics that most strongly influence bicycle use in dense metropolitan contexts. A mix...
In the quest to enhance urban green mobility and promote sustainable leisure activities, this study presents a comprehensive analysis of the potential for cycling greenways within the urban fabric of Chengdu, China. Leveraging the built environment a...
This paper conceptualizes the use of interactive urban dashboards in collecting and visualizing sustainability indicators at local scales through a cycling dashboard prototype for Münster. Urban dashboards are integrated platforms that bring var...
There has been a world-wide surge of interest in cycling over the last 10 years of which London has seen a continuous growth in cyclists and investment in infrastructure that has resulted in the introduction of the Barclays Cycle Superhighway and Bar...
The increasing need to optimize concrete infrastructures by increasing their life cycle and the sustainability of projects has led to the search for new materials, to new designs or to the repair of structures [...]
23 March 2022
Cycling is a sustainable transportation mode that provides many health, economic and environmental benefits to society. Cities with high rates of cycling are better placed to address modern challenges of densification, carbon-neutral and connected 20...
The provision of convenient, safe and seamless facilities for cyclists is one core success factor in promoting cycling as a mode of transport. Cycling infrastructures and planning philosophies differ greatly between countries, but there is no systema...
Since establishing the Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, the assessment of the sustainability performance of existing and future infrastructures has been in the spotlight of the scientific community. This is because the construction sector is es...
Almost 25% of the environmental pollution, measured by the indicator of global greenhouse emissions, is emitted by transport. Changes in the mobility behavior of the population will be essential if the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and t...
A standardized descriptive ontology supports efficient querying and manipulation of data from heterogeneous sources across boundaries of distributed infrastructures, particularly in federated environments. In this article, we present the Open-Multine...
Pavement structures are one of the most critical civil infrastructures for the socio-economic development of communities. However, pavement construction demands an elevated financial budget and generates large amounts of environmental impacts. Accord...
With increased highway mileage, various types and quantities of infrastructure are equipped on the roadside to improve traffic safety and efficiency but also encounter difficulty in asset management. The collected data are separately stored with dive...
Infrastructure expansion considerably contributes to greenhouse gas emissions causing the critical global issue of climate change. In recent years, submerged floating tunnels (SFTs) have thus been developed as a sustainable and efficient solution for...
The Building Information Modeling (BIM) methodology improves architectural and infrastructure projects by digitizing their processes throughout their life cycle stages, such as design, construction, management, monitoring, and operation. In recent ye...
In the context of mounting mobility issues in Latin American cities, bicycles are emerging as a vital sustainable solution. However, their widespread adoption is hindered by various obstacles. This study aimed to identify and prioritize human factors...
Rapid infrastructure growth in developing countries has intensified environmental challenges due to cost-prioritizing practices over sustainability. This study evaluates 21 identified sustainable-driving tools to improve the management of infrastruct...
Interest towards urban micromobility has been growing lately, and it will now increase further due to the measures used against COVID-19. It is recommended to avoid close contact to prevent contagion. Municipalities have been called to implement wide...
28 October 2020
Standardized and transparent life cycle sustainability performance assessment methods are essential for improving the sustainability of civil engineering works. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the potential of using a life cycle sustainab...
Rising shares of variable wind and solar generation in decarbonized electricity systems motivate the development of novel power cycles employing unconventional fuels. Innovative designs must be highly flexible and profitable at low capacity factors,...
Urban cycling faces the challenge of cyclist vulnerability due to infrastructural deficiencies and complex traffic environments. This study evaluates the accuracy of risk perception among 153 urban cyclists in Loja, Ecuador, using a mixed-methods des...
4 February 2020
Energy shortage and climate change call for sustainable water and wastewater infrastructure capable of simultaneously recovering energy, mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, and protecting public health. Although energy and greenhouse gas emissions o...
The extent and continuity of green infrastructure can be adjusted by planning. Depending on the sense of the adjustment, the process can lead to a vicious cycle, resulting in poorer urban quality, or to a virtuous planning, thus leading to psychologi...
In the present era, achieving sustainability requires the development of planning strategies to develop a safer urban infrastructure. This study examines the realistic aspects of cyclist safety by analysing cyclists’ fields of view, using Geogr...
Construction 4.0 is a platform that combines digital and physical technologies to enhance the design and construction of the built environment. Bridge Information Modeling (BrIM), a component of Construction 4.0′s digital technologies, streamli...
16 March 2021
Objective: This paper examines infrastructural and route environment correlates of cycling injury risk in Britain for commuters riding in the morning peak. Methods: The study uses a case-crossover design which controls for exposure. Control sites fro...
Engineers, planners, asset managers, materials suppliers, contractors, and policymakers are focused on improving pavement infrastructure sustainability, and increasingly considering climate change resilience. This focus is often on materials; however...
High pressure humidified cycles can combine high operational flexibility and high thermal efficiency. The current work introduces such a cycle, namely TopCycle, which provides the necessary combustion infrastructure to operate on a wide fuel variety...
States and their cities are at the forefront of efforts to address many of today’s transnational security challenges. States cannot fulfill their basic functions, which include caring for the all-round development of their territory and the needs of...
The effects of climate change and the rapid growth of societies often lead to water scarcity and inadequate water quality, resulting in a significant number of diseases. The digitalization of infrastructure and the use of Digital Twins are presented...
The maintenance of port infrastructures presents difficulties due to their location: an aggressive environment or the variability of the waves can cause progressive deterioration. Maritime conditions make inspections difficult and, added to the lack...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has taken measures to improve safety, reduce costs, increase resilience, and improve the sustainability of the United States (U.S.) airfield infrastructure by using a life-cycle cost analysis methodology to i...
Civil engineering today faces the challenge of responding to climate change, rapid urbanization, and the need to reduce environmental impacts. These factors drive the search for more sustainable approaches and the adoption of digital technologies. Th...
Developing integrated, sustainable, and resilient urban systems requires consideration of the different types of interdependencies between their infrastructure systems. The degree and nature of interdependencies among infrastructure systems vary wide...
With the emergence of Building Information Modelling (BIM) as central to construction design, planning, execution and maintenance, integration into the entire infrastructure sustainability process is imperative for achieving sustainable development....
Drainage system infrastructures in most urbanized cities have reached or exceeded their design life cycle and are characterized by running with inadequate capacity. These highly degraded infrastructures are already overwhelmed and continued to impose...
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