Aletta, Francesco;
Gemma, Andrea;
Mannini, Livia;
Patella, Sergio Maria;
(2022)
Comparing pre- and post-pandemic greenhouse gas and noise emissions from road traffic in Rome (Italy): a multi-step approach.
Noise Mapping
, 9
(1)
pp. 204-210.
10.1515/noise-2022-0161.
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Abstract
This study presents the results of a traffic simulation analysis and emissions (greenhouse gas and noise) assessment comparing pre-pandemic (2019) and post-pandemic (2022) periods. The estimation of road traffic demand is based on conventional data sources and floating car data; next, the traffic simulation procedure was performed providing road network traffic volumes, which are the input for the emission models. The diffusion of teleworking, e-commerce, as well as the digitization of many processes, services and activities, lead to a significant change in urban mobility. Results show a significant though still not complete resumption of commuters travel activity (−10% compared to pre-pandemic period) in the morning peak-hour. This translates into an 11% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and a 0.1% increase in noise emissions.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Comparing pre- and post-pandemic greenhouse gas and noise emissions from road traffic in Rome (Italy): a multi-step approach |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1515/noise-2022-0161 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1515/noise-2022-0161 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2022 F. Aletta et al., published by De Gruyter. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. |
| Keywords: | COVID-19, Italy’s coronavirus epidemic; prepandemic era, post-pandemic era, traffic simulation, noise mapping, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, urban noise pollution |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10162862 |
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