Event Title
Evaluation of sustainability of Irish Road transport sector and its comparison with European Union Countries
Location
Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland
Event Website
https://event.ceri2020.exordo.com/
Start Date
27-8-2020 11:45 AM
End Date
27-8-2020 1:00 PM
Description
Transport sustainability has been the topic of discussion since the past two decades and its importance has been recognised by most countries. Therefore, strategies and policies incorporating sustainable growth and development have been initiated as a measure to steer transport growth in the right path. This notion has led researchers to develop many ways of measuring transport sustainability, especially the frequently used road transport sector. Measurement of sustainability of the transport sector has been carried out using different methodologies in the past. Considering the complexity and multi-dimensional aspects of sustainability, multi-criteria analysis decision making tools have been considered in this paper. This paper aims to measure the efficiency of Irish road transport towards sustainability and assess its rank compared to European Union countries using a Nonradial Data Envelopment Analysis (Non-radial DEA) model. Evaluation and comparison of countries with Non-radial DEA model will be presented using the data of the year 2012 and 2016. Within the Non-radial DEA model, countries represent the decisionmaking units (DMUs) while the economic, environmental and social (EES) set of indicators are categorised as desirable and undesirable inputs and outputs. The results of this paper provide a decision-making methodology that can help future decision makers to make the right decisions in terms of ensuring transport sustainability in existing and future projects.
Recommended Citation
Kandappasery, Megha Jose; Djordjevic, Boban; and Ghosh, Bidisha, "Evaluation of sustainability of Irish Road transport sector and its comparison with European Union Countries" (2020). Civil Engineering Research in Ireland 2020. 4.
https://sword.cit.ie/ceri/2020/18/4
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Evaluation of sustainability of Irish Road transport sector and its comparison with European Union Countries
Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland
Transport sustainability has been the topic of discussion since the past two decades and its importance has been recognised by most countries. Therefore, strategies and policies incorporating sustainable growth and development have been initiated as a measure to steer transport growth in the right path. This notion has led researchers to develop many ways of measuring transport sustainability, especially the frequently used road transport sector. Measurement of sustainability of the transport sector has been carried out using different methodologies in the past. Considering the complexity and multi-dimensional aspects of sustainability, multi-criteria analysis decision making tools have been considered in this paper. This paper aims to measure the efficiency of Irish road transport towards sustainability and assess its rank compared to European Union countries using a Nonradial Data Envelopment Analysis (Non-radial DEA) model. Evaluation and comparison of countries with Non-radial DEA model will be presented using the data of the year 2012 and 2016. Within the Non-radial DEA model, countries represent the decisionmaking units (DMUs) while the economic, environmental and social (EES) set of indicators are categorised as desirable and undesirable inputs and outputs. The results of this paper provide a decision-making methodology that can help future decision makers to make the right decisions in terms of ensuring transport sustainability in existing and future projects.
https://sword.cit.ie/ceri/2020/18/4
