Analysis of Pollutant Emissions on City Arteries—Aspects of Transport Management

Anna Brzozowska, Jerzy Korczak, Antonina Kalinichenko, Dagmara Bubel, Katarzyna Sukiennik, Daniel Sikora and Jan Stebila
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Anna Brzozowska: Faculty of Management, Czestochowa University of Technology, 42-201 Czestochowa, Poland
Jerzy Korczak: Faculty of Logistics and Transport, International University of Logistics and Transport, 51-168 Wroclaw, Poland
Antonina Kalinichenko: Institute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Opole, 45-040 Opole, Poland
Dagmara Bubel: Main Library, Czestochowa University of Technology, 42-201 Czestochowa, Poland
Katarzyna Sukiennik: Faculty of Management, Czestochowa University of Technology, 42-201 Czestochowa, Poland
Daniel Sikora: Faculty of Management, Czestochowa University of Technology, 42-201 Czestochowa, Poland
Jan Stebila: Department of Technology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Matej Bel University, 97401 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 11, 1-17

Abstract: The aim of the study is to present a methodology for analyzing pollution emissions in a medium-sized city using modern traffic simulations in the aspect of minimizing exhaust emissions. The scope of the research and the methods of analysis used differ from those applied in big cities projects that can be found in the literature, Therefore the progressive elaboration model has been applied methodically to formulate and carry out the feasibility study. To perform microscopic traffic simulations, the software Simulation of Urban Mobility (SUMO—German Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin, Germany) was applied. Thanks to the simulations, changes in traffic organization were accurately identified in the context of pollution emissions before they were implemented. The proposed approach allows a smooth flow of vehicles and a reduction of exhaust emissions. The experiments, supported by visual modelling of traffic with respect to pollution emissions, were performed on one of the main arteries of the city of Czestochowa (Poland). The results were used to explain the benefits of planned roadworks and convince the city government of the necessity to modernize the communication network.

Keywords: traffic analysis; pollution emission; Simulation of Urban Mobility platform (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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