Publications

Smart Cities: Social and Environmental Challenges and Opportunities for Local Authorities

Springer Link

Fateh Belaïd, Anvita Arora

Mapping the Net-Zero Pathways for Sustainable Transport Systems in Saudi Arabia: The Role of Life Cycle Assessment

Anvita Arora, Michael Koroma

Net-zero pathways have become a key climate goal that can help promote a carbon-neutral future by balancing anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with emissions removed from the atmosphere. These pathways provide strategic frameworks and roadmaps for countries to reduce GHG…

Arora, Anvita

Michael Koroma

The Role of Intelligent Transportation Systems and Artificial Intelligence in Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction

Omar Rinchi, Ahmad Alsharoa, Ibrahem Shatnawi, Anvita Arora

Despite the technological advancements in the transportation sector, the industry continues to grapple with increasing energy consumption and vehicular emissions, which intensify environmental degradation and climate change. The inefficient management of traffic flow, the underutilization of transport network interconnectivity, and…

Omar Rinchi

Ahmad Alsharoa

Ibrahem Shatnawi

Arora, Anvita

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and Energy Consumption – Global and Local Contexts

Anvita Arora, Abdelrahman Muhsen, Parvesh Kumar

There is growing concern about the environmental impact of transport systems. The increase in energy consumption and vehicle emissions is the main contributor to the problem. Several studies have tested hypotheses about the relationship between the urban structure, especially high…

Arora, Anvita

Muhsen, Abdelrahman

Parvesh Kumar

Urban Transport Energy Demand Model for Riyadh: Methodology and Preliminary Analysis

Abu Toasin Oakil, Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Alma Alhussaini, Nourah Al Hosain, Abdelrahman Muhsen, Anvita Arora

Saudi Arabia intends to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 278 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent annually by 2030, according to its Nationally Determined Contribution to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Among many policies it…

Oakil, Abu Toasin

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Alma Alhussaini

Al Hosain, Nourah

Muhsen, Abdelrahman

Arora, Anvita

Modeling Factors Affecting the Choice to Use the Proposed Riyadh Metro System

Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Abu Toasin Oakil, Abdelrahman Muhsen, Anvita Arora

The Riyadh metro system is being implemented as a sustainable transport option that will offer reliable, affordable and comfortable urban mobility. It is important to understand the factors influencing the likelihood that people will use the new metro system. Thus,…

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Oakil, Abu Toasin

Muhsen, Abdelrahman

Arora, Anvita

What Would it Take for the People of Riyadh City to Shift From Their Cars to the Proposed Metro?

Science Direct

Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Abu Toasin Oakil, Abdelrahman Muhsen, Anvita Arora

Urban Transport Energy Demand Model for Riyadh: Methodology and a Preliminary Analysis

Taylor & Francis

Saudi Arabia intends to reduce GHG emissions by 278 million tons of CO2eq annually by 2030 through Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to UNFCCC. Among many policies, mass transit system and transit-oriented development are being developed with the expectation to reduce…

Abu Toasin Oakil, Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Alma Alhussaini, Nourah Al Hosain, Abdelrahman Muhsen, Anvita Arora

An overview of key evolutions in the light-duty vehicle sector and their impact on oil demand

Springer

The light-duty vehicle (LDV) sector is undergoing many changes, including technological advancements (e.g., vehicle electrification, automation), new business models (e.g., ride-hailing), and government regulations and policies (e.g., fuel economy (FE) standards, zero-emission vehicle mandates, infrastructure investments, and incentives to encourage…

Mohammed Albrahim, Ahmed Al Zahrani, Anvita Arora, Rubal Dua, Bassam Fattouh, Adam Sieminski

Cycling for social justice in democratizing contexts : rethinking “sustainable” mobilities, Uteng, T. (Ed.), Lucas, K. (Ed.), Urban Mobilities in the Global South

Anvita Arora

Assessment of Socio-Economic Benefits of Non-Motorized Transport (NMT) Integration with Public Transit (PT) – Case Study of Bike Share (BS) System in Pune, India

Urban India

Anvita Arora

Evaluating how cycle-bus integration could contribute to “sustainable” transport

Research in Transportation Economics

Anvita Arora

Zero Carbon Mobility – Cycling in Urban India, The Carriers – Transport Perspectives

Geography and You (GnY)

Anvita Arora

Low Carbon Comprehensive Mobility Plan – Visakhapatnam

UNEP DTU Partnership

Anvita Arora

Socio-Economic Impact of the Cycle – A gendered social perspective of cycling in India, ed Juan Carlos Dextre, Mike Hughes and Lotte Bech, Cyclist and Cycling Around the World

ISBN: 978-612-4146-55-8

Anvita Arora

Green and Pro-poor: Case of Informal Transport in India, The Environments of the Poor in South Asia: Simultaneously Reducing Poverty, Protecting the Environment, and Adapting to Climate Change, eds: Anushree Sinha, Armin Bauer & Paul Bullen

Oxford University Press

Anvita Arora

Social Impact Assessment of Public Transport in Cities: An approach for people involved in the planning, design, and implementation of public transport systems

Asian Development Bank, Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities

Anvita Arora

Socio-economic Impact Assessment (SEIA) – A Manual for Future Urban Transport (FUT) Projects

TRIPP publication, India

Anvita Arora

A Gendered Perspective of the Shelter– Transport–Livelihood Link: The Case of Poor Women in Delhi

Transport Reviews

Anvita Arora

Auto Rickshaw Drivers in Delhi: Efficacy of Dialogue with Service-Provider

Economic & Political Weekly

Anvita Arora