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A Method for Assessment of Optimum Transport Sustainability Index of an Indian City

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Title A Method for Assessment of Optimum Transport Sustainability Index of an Indian City
 
Creator Gupta, Ashwani
Madhu, Errampalli
 
Subject Expert opinion survey
Fuzzy logic
Indicator weightages
Pillars of sustainability
Utility values
 
Description 242-254
The estimated Transport Sustainability Index (TSI) of a city is dependent upon the weighted performance of
several indicators that can be grouped into environmental, social, economic, or other pillars and signifies the extent to
which the city is live-able without creating any adverse future impact. Several researchers have estimated TSI in their
own regions using varying indicators, weighting techniques, and aggregation methods for Pillar Sustainability
Indices (PSIs). After studying a total of 354 indicators used by different researchers, this study identifies a set
of 34 indicators under four pillars of sustainability, following 10-point selection criteria. The identified indicators have been
appropriately grouped and attributed to three separate categories of million plus Indian cities. The study proposes to
generalize a certain group of indicators for all the cities in a particular category. This study also validates the relevance of
proposed set of indicators, their grouping under four pillars and their allocation as per city categories by conducting
an Expert Opinion Survey. Studies on estimation of optimum value of TSI at holistic level have not been found readily
in literature, though some researchers have considered optimization at indicator level such as network congestion, cost
of multimodal travelling, etc. This study proposes a method for arriving at an optimum value of TSI of a typical city,
deploying Principal Component Analysis (PCA) method for assigning weights to utility value of indicators and fuzzy logic
technique for aggregation of PSIs. The optimum value of TSI is a valuable estimate to the policy planners since it helps
them to deploy just adequate resources for improving the city’s transport sustainability, minimizing wastage and maximizing
savings in resources.
 
Date 2024-03-06T11:45:07Z
2024-03-06T11:45:07Z
2024-03
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0022-4456 (Print); 0975-1084 (Online)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/63546
https://doi.org/10.56042/jsir.v83i3.1964
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source JSIR Vol.83(3) [March 2024]