Patchwork in an interconnected world: the challenges of transport networks in Sub-Saharan Africa*

Sub-Saharan Africa has recently undergone, or still do in many countries, a period of transport infrastructure expansion. Current policies are centred on the development of international links, which require large capital-intensive projects and are sometimes economically dubious. This paper reviews the past policies and transport functions since colonial times by placing them in their economic and political context. We find that present strategies have similarities to the ones prevailing in previous periods, where expansion phases dominated by transport-led economic growth theories were followed by a stagnation of Africa’s infrastructure development. In view of the challenges in translating findings from empirical research into right policies, we identify the potential of more balanced and sustainable strategic investments, notably by reinforcing the existing secondary transport networks converging into urban centres.     

The changing role of decision support instruments in integrated infrastructure planning: lessons from the Sustainability Check

This article draws lessons about recent innovations in decision support for coping with challenges in integrated infrastructure planning strategies. After setting up a conceptual framework for the scope of analysis and the use of information in infrastructure planning, the empirical section explores the introduction of early-stage sustainability assessment tools. Data collection draws on experiences gained in the Netherlands with a new tool: ‘Sustainability Check’. We conclude that such instruments have a number of capacities that address the challenges of area-oriented planning: (a) bringing together information about the comprehensive value of alternatives, (b) facilitating the generation of alternatives, (c) addressing institutional fragmentation by learning about referential frames, and (d) adding contextual perspectives to the ‘hard’ outcomes of conventional tools. We also conclude that tools such as Sustainability Check should not be seen as a replacement for conventional decision support tools, but rather as complementary to them.     

Assessment of port economic impacts on regional economy with a case study on the Port of Lisbon

This article presents a method of assessing the economic impacts of ports at both regional level and national level, through application of input–output analysis. To this end, a methodology for data collection is proposed, which combines a top-down with a bottom-up approach which should help in surpassing some of the difficulties commonly faced in port economic impact studies. The presented methodology allows port planners and policymakers to assess the economic significance and geographic reach of port investments. This study considers the economic impacts of the port cluster and the socio-economic significance of port user industries. The several layers of the analysis are kept separate to allow a better grasp of direct and indirect impacts. The proposed methodology is demonstrated in a study of the Port of Lisbon, which confirms the significance of this port to the Portuguese economy, and also demonstrates that the influence of the Port of Lisbon is mostly limited to an area in close proximity to the port. Therefore, results suggest that investments for the development of logistic infrastructures associated with the port should concentrate in the immediate hinterland of the port.     

基于案例推理的交通基础设施PPP项目再谈判触发点识别研究

为了减少再谈判的发生,降低管理成本,提高效率,提出基于案例推理的再谈判触发点识别模型。首先,运用粗糙集理论对初始案例特征属性进行约简,并综合使用熵权法和层次分析法对各案例特征属性权重进行优化; 然后,通过案例总体相似度检索与拟建PPP项目相似的源案例,识别出拟建项目最有可能发生的再谈判触发点; 最后,以深圳梧桐山隧道PPP项目为例,验证模型的合理性与有效性,同时,提出相应的事前预防措施。     

基于自然驾驶数据的跟车场景潜在风险评估

为弥补传统风险评价指标对相对速度较小的跟车场景危险水平评价能力的不足,减少跟车场景中追尾事故的发生,提出了跟车场景潜在风险的概念。将假定前车以较大制动减速度减速条件下的风险称为潜在风险,并构建了代表驾驶人在潜在危险跟车场景下进行避撞操作需满足的最大反应时间的参数时间裕度（TM）。由于追尾危险工况中常见采取的避撞操作可分为制动和制动转向两大类,分别对典型制动避撞过程和制动转向避撞过程进行了分析,从而推导出分别针对2种跟车潜在危险场景的TM计算方式。通过自动筛选与人工筛选结合,获得了中国自然驾驶数据库（China-FOT）中具有中国驾驶人特点的制动避撞危险工况87个和转向制动避撞危险工况40个进行分级,并基于图像处理方法提取了前车制动开始时刻的TM值,从而得到跟车场景潜在风险两级危险域的划分。结果表明：制动避撞场景下,本车车速过低和过高时,TM值的变化均不明显;而在制动转向避撞场景中,只有速度较高时阈值才保持不变。通过对正常驾驶视频的分析,引入对比组共计正常跟车制动工况163例和正常跟车转向变道工况151例的车头时距（THW）值,其统计分析结果与支持向量机分类结果均难以清晰描述跟车场景危险水平与本车速度之间的关系。为研究跟车场景潜在风险评价在自动驾驶中的应用,对于制动避撞场景,在设定TM值不变和相对速度不变的条件下,分别对基于TM的最小相对距离和距离碰撞时间（TTC）值进行了仿真,仿真结果显示,相比于TTC而言,TM的评价稳定性受相对速度影响小,在自动驾驶跟车策略开发和避免其发生责任追尾事故中有重要应用价值。     

灾后公路交通基础设施功能快速恢复研究

灾后交通基础设施功能快速恢复，对于提高多样化军事任务军交运输保障能力有着重要意义。从加强抢修抢建的技术保障、计划组织和应急交通保障中新技术、新材料的研制与应用三个方面，阐述了提高灾后公路交通基础设施功能快速恢复的措施，有助于提高灾后公路交通基础设施功能恢复的时效性。     

地铁Ultralight单程票安全解决方案研究

由于价格等因素,国内部分城市地铁自动售票系统选用Mifare Ultralight卡作为单程车票票卡.Ultralight为存储卡,无安全机制,存在容易伪造的隐患.结合实际工作提出了一种单程票安全保障机制,并给出了实现方法.该方法基于PKI(公共密钥基础设施)专用装置实现交易密钥的传输、保存和交易密钥计算,能够有效地防止密钥被破译,且交易密钥能实现安全迅速地更换.     

PKI信任模型研究及其在铁路中的应用

介绍公钥基础设施(PKI)信任模型的相关概念,研究分析当前一些主流的PKI信任模型的特点和适用范围.重点研究铁路TMIS的安全平台的信任模型及其构造.对多种可能的PKI安全平台的互联模型进行比较研究,结合铁路实际情况,提出一种适合铁路的PKI安全平台递次建设的互联模型.     

Impact of public transport and non-motorized transport infrastructure on travel mode shares,energy, emissions and safety: Case of Indian cities

Current modal share in Indian cities is in favor of non-motorized transport (NMT) and public transport (PT), however historical trends shows decline in its use. Existing NMT and PT infrastructure in Indian cities is of poor quality resulting in increasing risk from road traffic crashes to these users. It is therefore likely that the current NMT and PT users will shift to personal motorized vehicles (PMV) as and when they can afford it. Share of NMT and PT users can be retained and possibly increased if safe and convenient facilities for them are created. This shall also have impact on reducing environment impacts of transport system.We have studied travel behavior of three medium size cities – Udaipur, Rajkot and Vishakhapatnam. Later the impact of improving built environment and infrastructure on travel mode shares, fuel consumption, emission levels and traffic safety in Rajkot and Vishakhapatnam are analyzed. For the purpose three scenarios are developed – improving only NMT infrastructure, improving only bus infrastructure and improving both NMT and bus infrastructure.The study shows the strong role of NMT infrastructure in both cities despite geographical dissimilarities. The scenario analysis shows maximum reduction in CO₂ emissions is achieved when both PT and NMT infrastructure are improved. Improvement in safety indicator is highest in this scenario. Improving only PT infrastructure may have marginal effect on overall reduction of CO₂ emissions and adverse effects on traffic safety. NMT infrastructure is crucial for maintaining the travel mode shares in favor of PT and NMT in future.     

Modeling the charging and route choice behavior of BEV drivers

Due to the limited cruising range of battery electric vehicle (BEV), BEV drivers show obvious difference in travel behavior from gasoline vehicle (GV) drivers. To analyze BEV drivers’ charging and route choice behaviors, and extract the differences between BEV and GV drivers’ travel behavior, two multinomial logit-based and two nested logit-based models are proposed in this study based on a stated preference survey. The nested structure consists of two levels: the upper level represents the charging decision, and the lower level shows the route choices corresponding to the charging and no-charging situations respectively. The estimated results demonstrate that the nested structure is more appropriate than the multinomial structure. Meanwhile, it is observed that the initial state of charge (SOC) at origin of BEV is the most important factor that affects the decision of charging or not, and the SOC at destination becomes an important impact factor affecting BEV drivers’ route choice behavior. As for the route choice behavior when BEV has charging demand, the charging station attributes such as charging time and charging station’s location have significant influences on BEV drivers’ decision-making process. The results also show that BEV drivers incline to choose the routes with charging station having less charging time, being closer to origin and consistent with travel direction. Finally, based on the proposed models, a series of numerical analysis has been conducted to verify the effect of range anxiety on BEV charging and route choice behavior and to reveal the variation of comfortable initial SOC at origin with travel distance. Meanwhile, the effects of charging time and distance from origin to charging station also have been discussed.