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Munoz-Medina, BelenCorresponding AuthorRomana, Manuel GAuthorAlcaraz Carrillo De Albornoz, VicenteAuthor

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ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE URBAN MOBILITY WITH A MODIFIED VIKOR METHOD TO IMPROVE THE SELECTION OF A PARK AND RIDE SYSTEM

Publicated to:Journal Of Civil Engineering And Management. 31 (2): 153-170 - 2025-01-01 31(2), DOI: 10.3846/jcem.2025.23300

Authors: Munoz-medina, Belen; Ordonez, Javier; Romana, Manuel G; Alcaraz Carrillo de Albornoz, Vicente

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Univ Granada, Sch Civil Engn, Granada, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Sch Civil Engn, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

In many European cities, municipal authorities have placed restrictions on private transport in city centres to comply with national and European regulations aimed at reducing traffic congestion, air pollution levels, polluting gases emission from transport and the consequences on climate change that have affected the quality of life of the inhabitants. Park and ride (P&R) facilities are key elements to introduce restrictions on private transport in city centres to reduce congestion. In this paper, a methodology is proposed, through multi-criteria decision methods, to determine a sustainable P&R rating and classification. The optimal solution or set of solutions, for P&R facilities is determined by taking into account sustainability criteria: environmental, economic, functional and social. A modified VIKOR multi-criteria decision method was developed and applied by using the Mahalanobis distance by taking into account the correlation between variables. The proposed methodology provides the most sustainable alternatives of P&R and allows local authorities to prioritize necessary actions to achieve more sustainable urban mobility. The method developed was applied to study the P&R system designed for the city of Madrid.

Keywords

Entropy methodFacilitiesLocationMahalanobis distancMcdm methodsModelMulticriteria decision makingMulticriteria decision-makingMultiple criteriaPark and ridePreferenceRank reversalServicSustainable selection criteriaTransportUrban mobility

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Journal Of Civil Engineering And Management due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position 26/182, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Engineering, Civil.

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-14:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 13 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (MUÑOZ MEDINA, MARIA BELEN) and Last Author (ALCARAZ CARRILLO DE ALBORNOZ, VICENTE).

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been MUÑOZ MEDINA, MARIA BELEN.