International Perspectives on Public Transport Responses to COVID-19
International Perspectives on Public Transport Responses to COVID-19 examines the pandemic response of transport policymakers around the world and analyzes what can be learned to prepare for the next epidemic—or any other critical event that threatens transportation services. It combines theoretical analysis with a compendium of country-focused case studies to provide scientific evidence and decision-making support for the actions that each transportation official must make going forward.
This book begins with Part 1, a thematic and comparative section on response and recovery efforts. It provides insights into topics such as mitigation strategies and preparedness of the public transport sector to epidemics prior to COVID-19; responses during the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery from it; public transport services in urban and rural areas during the pandemic; and social (or physical) distancing and any other protective on-board measures. Part 2 then offers a set of international case studies, wherein various authors from different countries review their governments’ and operators' responses. Each chapter is guided by a set of common research questions based on disaster mitigation theory. Part 3 then focuses on learnings and comparative analysis from the COVID-19 pandemic for future epidemic mitigation strategies in the public transport sector.
Governments, public transport authorities and operators, as well as students and researchers will learn what has and has not worked well during the COVID-19 pandemic. These insights will help them to mitigate, prepare, respond, and recover from unexpected disruptive events like pandemics in the future.
About the editors Preface Acknowledgments List of abbreviations Part 1: PT COVID-19 Response and Recovery 1. Introduction – Public transport response to COVID-19 from a disaster management perspective 2. Mitigation and preparedness for epidemic and pandemic 3. A very public responsibility: Governing public transport in the COVID-19 pandemic 4. Comparison between COVID-19 responses among institutionalized and peripheral transport services: The case of Bangkok City, Thailand 5. Modal share of public transport, COVID-19 responses and recovery 6. Remote regions and COVID-19 restrictions caused transport impacts and responses 7. Psychological and behavioral changes in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic 8. Nonpharmaceutical interventions on public transport 9. Work from home: A potential long-lasting legacy of COVID-19 10. Urban hubs as levers to improve the attractiveness of public transport in a post-COVID context: Insights from the Paris city region Part 2: Public Transportation COVID-19 Responses Internationally Part 2.1 – Cities 11. New Zealand’s response to public transport during the COVID-19: a focus on Auckland 12. COVID-19 public transport responses in Tokyo 13. COVID-19 public transport responses in Taipei and Kaohsiung 14. Measures and guidelines of public transport in response to COVID-19 in Seoul, South Korea 15. Public transportation and COVID-19 in Beijing, Wuhang and cities in Guangdong Province, China 16. Public transport responses to COVID-19 in Germany and Austria with a focus on Berlin and Vienna 17. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport in South Africa: A Cape Town study Part 2.2 – Countries 18. The Australian public transport sector before, during, and after the arrival of COVID-19 19. The impact of COVID-19 and mitigation measures for public transport in Thailand 20. COVID-19 public transport responses in Turkey 21. COVID-19 impacts on public transport services in Hungary 22. Public transport responses during COVID-19 in the Republic of Croatia 23. COVID-19 responses in the Czech Republic 24. Response of public transport in France to the COVID-19 pandemic 25. COVID-19 response in Italy: Focus on public transport 26. Public transport responses to COVID-19 in Belgium 27. Public transport responses to COVID-19 in the United Kingdom 28. Public transport responses to COVID-19 in the United States Part 3: Conclusions and recommendations towards epidemic-resilient public transport 29. Build-back-better towards future resiliency and post-COVID public transport systems
Takeru Shibayama started his carrier as a researcher at TU Wien in 2011 and now is a Senior Scientist at the Research Center of Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering. He has been working on various research in the field of public transport, sustainable urban transport planning, and deployment of digital technologies in passenger transport. His most recent research topics include nationwide mobility service guarantee, COVID-19 and commuting, and scientific supervision of a full translation of the EU’s SUMP guideline into Japanese. He is co-chairing WCTRS SIG G2 with Günter Emberger. Guenter Emberger started his research carrier in 1990 at TU Wien, Austria. Between 2002 and 2004, he was a Guest Research Fellow at the Institute for Transport Studies (ITS), University of Leeds, UK. Currently he is the Head of the Research Center for Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering (since 2017), Institute for Transportation, TU Wien. He is also chair of WCTRS SIG G2. He has expertise in travel demand behaviour analyses, design and implementation of 4-stage-transport models and strategic transport models on urban, regional and national levels, research in traffic safety and environmental impacts of car traffic, and public transport. He has been involved in more than 40 international and 60 national research projects. He has completed research stays in more than 10 non-European countries including Vietnam, China, Australia, and Japan. He contributed to over 140 scientific publications and gave more than 270 speeches and scientific presentations worldwide.
