{"title":"Assessing the impact of pluvial flooding adaptation measures on urban transport in Bangkok","authors":"Varameth Vichiensan , Vasinee Wasuntarasook , Thidarat Komkong , Tsuyoshi Takano , Sanit Wongsa , Shinichiro Nakamura","doi":"10.1016/j.eastsj.2025.100167","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eastsj.2025.100167","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Urban pluvial flooding disrupts mobility by reducing road capacity and prolonging travel times, yet most assessments emphasize congestion without considering mode choice. This study develops an integrated framework that links flood simulation with a travel demand model to evaluate how inundation affects both congestion and mode shifts in Bangkok. Results show that flooding triggers a notable shift from car to rail, underscoring the importance of resilient transit systems. Improved drainage reduces flood severity but cannot fully resolve congestion, indicating that infrastructure upgrades alone are insufficient. Complementary transport policies are essential to sustain mobility under flood conditions. Among the strategies analyzed, expressway toll reductions improved accessibility but produced mixed outcomes, while rail fare discounts consistently encouraged shifts to flood-resilient modes. These findings highlight the dual role of engineering and behavioral measures in flood adaptation and provide transferable lessons for megacities facing climate risks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100131,"journal":{"name":"Asian Transport Studies","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 100167"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145026765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Developing a mobile phone application to encourage walking: What works and for whom?","authors":"Reza Abdullah , Hyewon Namgung , Varun Varghese , Makoto Chikaraishi , Akimasa Fujiwara","doi":"10.1016/j.eastsj.2025.100163","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eastsj.2025.100163","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explores the effectiveness of mobile application interventions in promoting walking among diverse demographic groups using Difference-in-Differences (DiD) analysis. It examines how strategies like monetary incentives, health data, and visual feedback influence behaviours across demographic factors like age, gender, and income, revealing the most effective for specific groups. Young participants who received all types of interventions demonstrated a significant increase in step counts, with an estimated increase of 182 %, reflecting their receptiveness to personalised engagement and reward-based strategies. In contrast, low-income participants experienced a significant decrease in step counts, with a reduction of 54 %, highlighting the socio-economic barriers hindering intervention effectiveness. These findings underscore the importance of tailoring intervention designs to meet different demographic groups’ specific need and ensure equitable outcomes. This study offers valuable insights for policymakers, public health officials, and practitioners aiming to design more effective and inclusive strategies to promote physical activity and improve urban sustainability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100131,"journal":{"name":"Asian Transport Studies","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 100163"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143921580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Can diffusion of telework after COVID-19 sustain shrinking cities? Simulation analysis using a dynamic land-use and transport model","authors":"Hiroki Kikuchi , Atsushi Fukuda , Guenter Emberger","doi":"10.1016/j.eastsj.2024.100155","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eastsj.2024.100155","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Shrinking cities is an essential strategy in developed countries with population declines, but many new problems also arise. In shrinking cities, sustaining their current urban functions into the future is hard, and they may face city collapse. Conversely, the popularity of telework shows the possibility of maintaining urban activities without shrinking. Therefore, to analyze long-term changes in future urban forms and functions, it is necessary to consider the impact of future technological innovations, such as information and communications technology (ICT), on urban activities, too. This study focuses on telework diffusion, which is one of several technological innovations. We analyze and evaluate its long-term impact on shrinking cities using the land use and transportation model “MARS.” Consequently, it was clarified that even though telework diffusion is difficult to sustain in shrinking cities, governments and municipalities must respond to these negative aspects as telework becomes more widespread for future sustainable shrinking cities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100131,"journal":{"name":"Asian Transport Studies","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 100155"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143164955","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Minh Tan Dang , Quang Huy Vu , Le Minh Kieu , Hoang Tung Nguyen
{"title":"Modeling speed behavior of vehicles in school zones under the impact of motorcycle-dominated societies","authors":"Minh Tan Dang , Quang Huy Vu , Le Minh Kieu , Hoang Tung Nguyen","doi":"10.1016/j.eastsj.2024.100149","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eastsj.2024.100149","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study evaluates the free-flow speed of vehicles passing through the 9 school zones in Pleiku City, Vietnam before and after the establishment of the speed limit. The speed data was collected and analyzed by using an image processing technology. The results show that there is a decrease in the speed of vehicles when passing through the school gate, however, it still remains high. After the establishment of the speed limit of 30 kph at the school zone, the speed is likely reduced but not significantly. Furthermore, Maximum Likelihood Estimation method was used to model the speed behavior in the form of normal distribution. The estimated results show a realistic reflection of the observed speed distribution. The results can be applied in making policies to reduce school traffic accidents and to promote active travel on the school journey in countries such as Vietnam or in other countries with relevant contexts.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100131,"journal":{"name":"Asian Transport Studies","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100149"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2185556024000270/pdfft?md5=818f1eb854d63ae582b18bd590a941ca&pid=1-s2.0-S2185556024000270-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141992618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What are pedestrian preferences of link and network attributes? Results of conjoint experiments in two Indian cities","authors":"Dipanjan Nag , Arkopal Kishore Goswami","doi":"10.1016/j.eastsj.2024.100153","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.eastsj.2024.100153","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recent literature underscores perceived walkability as more influential than objective walkability on walking behaviour. However, existing network evaluation tools conduct walking network assessment objectively using spatial data and rarely assess the perceived network-related attributes. This key problem is to be investigated for Indian cities where walking environment improvements are emphasised only on a few link-level (micro-scale) elements and not coherently replicated over the network. The current research evaluates users' preference towards ten link- and three network-related attributes using conjoint analysis. A pictorial survey instrument was created to record users' responses in two Indian cities. Results showed that link and network attributes were jointly more important than link attributes alone. Moreover, practitioners could interpret the ‘middle’ attribute level in a conjoint model and identify low tolerance link and network attributes. These results give decision-makers insight into the type and level of improvements required while enhancing the walking environment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100131,"journal":{"name":"Asian Transport Studies","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100153"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142652384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The analysis of the shared bike usage pattern: Application of survival model to Taiwan YouBike","authors":"Chiang Fu , Barbara T.H. Yen , Chia-Jung Yeh","doi":"10.1016/j.eastsj.2024.100125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eastsj.2024.100125","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Shared bike schemes have been implemented worldwide as a first and last-mile service for public transport systems. However, shared bikes can also be used as a primary mode. Riding duration may be a straightforward evaluation criterion to identify the role of shared bikes. This study uses survival models to investigate the critical variables influencing shared bike riding duration with a case study of YouBike in Taiwan. The results show that a survival model with a log-logistic distribution has the best model fit, as some durations are extraordinarily long or short due to the heterogeneity of usage behavior, in which the mean duration was 22 min, but 15% had riding duration longer than 30 min. The riding duration significantly varied with the turnover rate of the station location and the rider's usage behavior based on the variable estimation results. The demand pattern of YouBike riders shows a 96% chance of having a riding duration of fewer than 30 min, dropping below 55% for longer than 90 min. The indicator expressing riding duration for same-station trips is greater than an hour, suggesting that some riders may perceive YouBike as a primary or individual transport mode. The finding also underscores the role of shared bikes in facilitating users' daily activities, such as shopping and recreation, emphasizing their potential as an interchangeable mobility option. This indicates that YouBike is a first and last-mile mode and the primary mode in some cases with longer riding duration. This study redefines the role of shared bikes to promote sustainable transport.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100131,"journal":{"name":"Asian Transport Studies","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100125"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2185556024000038/pdfft?md5=8d96204f6bfbceae525110b5d34f8394&pid=1-s2.0-S2185556024000038-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140069215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Karl B.N. Vergel , Julshabar U. Halil , Cherie Lynne C. Gomintong , Kelvin Ryan S. Marcelo
{"title":"Estimation of local pollutant and carbon dioxide emissions of road and rail transportation in the Philippines","authors":"Karl B.N. Vergel , Julshabar U. Halil , Cherie Lynne C. Gomintong , Kelvin Ryan S. Marcelo","doi":"10.1016/j.eastsj.2024.100133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eastsj.2024.100133","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The 2016 baseline road and rail transportation pollutant emissions in the Philippines using a bottom-up approach are estimated at 9.212 million tons and 377 tons, respectively, while CO<sub>2</sub> emissions are estimated at 97.6 million tons and 62,248 tons, respectively. Road transportation activity is estimated to be 231.53 billion vehicle-kilometers, where 58% is from motorcycles. Top pollutants are CO and VOC from motorcycles, tricycles and cars. Motorcycles contribute the largest share of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. NOₓ and CO are major pollutants from rail transportation. Based on these results and the assessment of selected transport projects, the government may develop policies on major emitters of criteria pollutants and carbon dioxide, aside from improvement of public transportation. Furthermore, the study is limited in using average vehicle emission factors which need updating.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100131,"journal":{"name":"Asian Transport Studies","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100133"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2185556024000117/pdfft?md5=096a271d3d082e1cc0c8ea9ec1225efc&pid=1-s2.0-S2185556024000117-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141072922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Airport systems in Japan and the UK: Insights from the power law","authors":"Hidenobu Matsumoto , Koji Domae","doi":"10.1016/j.eastsj.2024.100130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eastsj.2024.100130","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The purpose of this paper is to assess the applicability of a power law to the geographical distribution of airports, focusing on domestic passenger traffic in Japan and the UK. After estimating the Pareto exponents using a rank–size regression from the three perspectives of airport traffic, route traffic and interairport distance, this paper examines the competitive or complementary relationship among airports. It analyses route traffic for domestic passengers using a gravity model. The results show and compare how airport systems are shaped in these two countries. The paper sheds light on the power law and refines our understanding of the mechanism underpinning the geographical distribution of airports.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100131,"journal":{"name":"Asian Transport Studies","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100130"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2185556024000087/pdfft?md5=4de7a787ef53d6d136e6c0810f6735be&pid=1-s2.0-S2185556024000087-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140647536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lydia Novitriana Nur Hidayati , Gerard De Jong , Anthony Whiteing
{"title":"A stochastic logistics model for Indonesia's national freight transport model: Transport chain choice from the shipper perspective","authors":"Lydia Novitriana Nur Hidayati , Gerard De Jong , Anthony Whiteing","doi":"10.1016/j.eastsj.2023.100122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eastsj.2023.100122","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper presents research towards the development of a stochastic approach for estimating the transport chain choice for domestic shipments in Indonesia. This stochastic model aims to improve the logistics choices within Indonesia's national freight transport model (INTRAMOD), which currently handles such choice deterministically. The INTRAMOD logistics model presents five distinct transport chain possibilities involving four main modes: truck, rail, ship, and plane. To acquire the necessary data, revealed preference (RP) and stated preference (SP) survey work has been undertaken. Using the obtained RP/SP data, multinomial logit (MNL) models have been used to estimate the transport choice model. The model with a single time coefficient was found to be superior to the other models. Additionally, this preferred MNL model was extended by segmenting according to shipment characteristics, particularly for high and low value of goods. The results indicate that shipments with a high value of goods are more sensitive to transport time.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100131,"journal":{"name":"Asian Transport Studies","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100122"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2185556023000275/pdfft?md5=6d3ea6ead6716bebf0fe5b4da8d08de4&pid=1-s2.0-S2185556023000275-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139107579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Traffic flow characteristics and traffic conflict analysis in the downstream area of expressway toll station based on vehicle trajectory data","authors":"Qiaoqiao Ren , Jie He , Ziyang Liu , Min Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.eastsj.2024.100138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eastsj.2024.100138","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The limited road space and overlapping driving decisions may cause frequent speed and lane changes in the downstream area of expressway toll stations, which easily cause high accident risks. In this paper, micro vehicle trajectory data in the Huai'an South Toll Station was automatically extracted from aerial videos using the novel YSKT algorithm framework to analyze traffic flow characteristics. To further evaluate vehicle collision risks, the Extended Time-To-Collision (ETTC) and Post Encroachment Time (PET) indicators were employed. The results demonstrated that the longitudinal and lateral velocity and acceleration, the distribution of lane-changing points, lane-changing times, and travel time varied with road sections and vehicle types. Notably, the ETC vehicles had a higher risk of traffic accidents compared to MTC vehicles since their greater initial speed. The findings could provide valuable references for traffic managers to comprehensively understand traffic characteristics and evaluate traffic safety of similar complex road nodes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100131,"journal":{"name":"Asian Transport Studies","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100138"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2185556024000166/pdfft?md5=c33ac645b939f96ed77e3f8a02983721&pid=1-s2.0-S2185556024000166-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140950845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}