Economic Evaluations Using Genetic Algorithms to Determine the Territorial Impact Caused by High Speed Railways
The evolution of technology and construction techniques has enabled the upgrading of transport networks. In particular, the high-speed rail networks allow convoys to peak at above 300 km/h. These structures, however, often significantly impact the surrounding environment. Among the effects of greater importance are the ones provoked by the soundwave connected to train transit. The wave propagation affects the quality of life in areas surrounding the tracks, often for several hundred metres. There are substantial damages to properties (buildings and land), in terms of market depreciation. The present study, integrating expertise in acoustics, computering and evaluation fields, outlines a useful model to select project paths so as to minimize the noise impact and reduce the causes of possible litigation. It also facilitates the rational selection of initiatives to contain the environmental damage to the already existing railway tracks. The research is developed with reference to the Italian regulatory framework (usually more stringent than European and international standards) and refers to a case study concerning the high speed network in Italy.
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low speed train noise in an urban environment,” in WSEAS
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determination of the uncertainty in environmental noise
measurements”, in 11th WSEAS International Conference on
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of assets in the accounting system,” in 2nd Global Conference for
Academic Research on Management and Economics, Kuala Lumpur
(Malaysia), 2012, submitted and accepted.
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property: an empirical analysis,” The Journal of Real Estate Research,
no. 1, 1996.
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costruzioni. Rimini (Italy): Maggioli Editore, 1997.
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Firenze University Press, 2007.
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Organization for Standardization, 1996.
[2] J. H. Holland, Adaptation in Natural and Artificial Systems. The University of Michigan Press, 1975.
[3] S. Colagrande, "Considerazioni sui modelli di previsione del rumore da
traffico ferroviario," in Convegno SIIV, Cagliari, Italy, 1999.
[4] L. Santarpia and A. Gerfu' , "Valutazione di impatto acustico
territoriale: modelli empirici revisionali per sorgenti lineari ferroviarie,"
in 59_ Congresso annuale ATI, Genova, Italy, 2004.
[5] F. Asdrubali, C. Buratti, and G. Baldinelli, "La mappatura acustica del
comune di Foligno," CIRIAF, 2001.
[6] D. Seung Cho, J. Hyeong Kim, T. Mukchoi, B. Hee Kim, and D. Manyell, "Highway traffic noise prediction using method fully
compliant with iso 9613: comparison with measurements," Applied
Acoustic, vol. 6, 2004.
[7] L. Beranek and I. Ver, Noise and Vibration Control Engineering -
Principles and applications, Second Edition. New Jersey, USA:
Copyright by John Wiley & Sons, 2006.
[8] Arema (The American Railways Engineering and Maintenance of Way
Association), Manual for railway engineering, 2012.
[9] M. Agostinacchio, D. Ciampa, and S. Olita, Strade, ferrovie, aeroporti,
la progettazione geometrica in sicurezza. EPC, 2010.
[10] C. Caliendo, Elementi di infrastrutture ferroviarie ed aeroportuali.
Salerno, Italy: Cues, 2009.
[11] G. Tesoriere, Strade, ferrovie, aeroporti, il progetto e le opere d-arte.
Utet, 1998, vol. I.
[12] G. De Mare and B. Manganelli, "La programmazione lineare per la
selezione dei progetti di riqualificazione urbana," in Atti del XXXII
Incontro di Studio Ce.S.E.T., Venezia (Italy), 2002, pp. 670-690.
[13] G. De Mare, A. Nestico' , and F. Tajani, "The rational quantification of
social housing: an operative research model," in Proceedings of the
12th international conference on Computational Science and Its
Applications - Volume Part II, ser. ICCSA-12. Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer-Verlag, 2012, pp. 27-43. (Online). Available:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31075-1 3
[14] P. Morano and A. Nestico' , "Un-applicazione della programmazione
lineare discreta alla definizione dei programmi di investimento",
Aestimum, no. 50, 2007.
[15] ÔÇöÔÇö, "Intervalli di confidenza degli scenari nella valutazione
d-investimento," Territori, 2010.
[16] B. Manganelli and B. Murgante, "Spatial analysis and statistics for
zoning of urban areas," in World Academy of Science, Engineering and
Technology, ser. Icuprdis 2012, 2012, ISSN: p 2010-376X e 2010-
3778. (Online). Available:
http://www.waset.org/journals/waset/v71.php
[17] ÔÇöÔÇö, "Analyzing periurban fringe with rough set," in World Academy
of Science, Engineering and Technology, ser. ICUPRDIS 2012, 2012,
ISSN: p 2010-376X e 2010-3778. (Online). Available:
http://www.waset.org/journals/waset/v71.php
[18] G. De Mare, P. Morano, and A. Nestico' , "Multi-criteria spatial
analysis for the localization of production structures. analytic hierarchy
process and geographical information systems in the case of expanding
an industrial area," in World Academy of Science, Engineering and
Technology, ser. ICUPRD 2012, 2012, ISSN: p 2010-376X e 2010-
3778. (Online). Available:
http://www.waset.org/journals/waset/v71.php
[19] J. H. Holland, "Algoritmi genetici," Le scienze, vol. 289, 1992.
[20] M. Mitchell, An Introduction to Genetic Algorithms, ser. Complex
Adaptive Systems. MIT Press, 1998.
[21] L. Davis, Handbook of Genetic Algorithms. Van Nostrand Reinhold,
1991.
[22] G. Annunziata, “Analisi e verifica di modelli previsionali per il rumore
da traffico ferroviario,” Master’s thesis, Università degli Studi di
Salerno, 2010.
[23] T. Lenza and Others, “An experimental study on the propagation of
noise produced by road traffic,” in Late advances in Acoustics and
music, ISBN: 978-1-6-1804-096-1.
[24] A. Demozzi, “La progettazione delle barriere antirumore,” Il-
Sole24Ore, 2004.
[25] G. Cellai, “La protezione acustica degli edifici,” Alinea, 2005.
[26] T. Lenza, J. Quartieri, C. Guarnaccia, P. D’agostino, and D.Maino,
“Measurements of high speed train noise detected at a relevant distance
and a simple numerical model,” in A.M.M.E. 13th International
Conference on applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, Cairo,
Egypt, 2008.
[27] T. Lenza, J. Quartieri, M. Guida, C. Guarnaccia, P. D’agostino, M.
D’ARCHI, and D.MAINO, “Measurements and analysis of train noise
detected on a building facade,” in A.M.M.E. 13th International
Conference on applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, Cairo,
Egypt, 2008.
[28] T. Lenza, J. Quartieri, N. Mastorakis, A. Troisi, C. Guarnaccia, S.
D’ambrosio, and G. Iannone, “A review of traffic noise predictive
models,” in WSEAS International Conference on “Applied and
Theoretical Mechanics” (Mechanics’09), Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife,
(Spain), 2009, ISBN: 978-960-474-140-3 ISSN: 1790-2769.
[29] T. Lenza, J. Quartieri, A. Troisi, C. Guarnaccia, P. D’agostino, S.
D’ambrosio, and G. Iannone, “Analysis of noise emissions by train in
proximity of a railway station,” in 10th WSEAS International
Conference on “Acoustics & Music: Theory & Applications”
(AMTA’09), Prague (Rep.Ceca), 2009, ISBN: 978-960- 474-061-1
ISSN 1790-5095.
[30] ——, “An acoustical study of high speed train transits,” in WSEAS
transactions on Systems, vol. Issue 4, 8, Prague (Rep.Ceca), 2009.
[31] ——, “Application of a predictive acoustical software for modelling
low speed train noise in an urban environment,” in WSEAS
Transaction on Systems, vol. Issue 6, 8, Prague (Rep.Ceca), 2009,
iSSN: 1109-2777.
[32] T. Lenza, A. Ruggiero, A. Senatore, and P. D’agostino, “On the
determination of the uncertainty in environmental noise
measurements”, in 11th WSEAS International Conference on
“Acoustics & music: theory & applications (AMTA ’10)”, vol. Issue 6,
8, Iasi (Romania), 2010, ISBN:978-960-474-192-2 ISSN: 1790-5095.
[33] B. Manganelli, Il deprezzamento degli immobili urbani. Milano (Italy):
Franco Angeli, 2011.
[34] B.Manganelli and G. Basile, “Apprezation model of a public entities set
of assets in the accounting system,” in 2nd Global Conference for
Academic Research on Management and Economics, Kuala Lumpur
(Malaysia), 2012, submitted and accepted.
[35] T. M. Springer and N. G. Waller, “Maintenance of residential rental
property: an empirical analysis,” The Journal of Real Estate Research,
no. 1, 1996.
[36] S. Mattia, Principi dell’analisi del valore e applicazioni al settore delle
costruzioni. Rimini (Italy): Maggioli Editore, 1997.
[37] T. Dixon, N. Crosby, and V. LAW, “A critical review of methodologies
for measuring rental depreciation applied to uk commercial real estate,”
Journal of Property Research, no. 2, 1999.
[38] B. Smith, “Economic depreciation of residential real estate: microlevel
space and time analysis,” Real Estate Economics, no. 32, 2004.
[39] J. D. Fischer, B. C. Smith, J. J. Stern, and R. B. Webb, “Analysis of
economic depreciation for multi-family property,” Journal of Property
Research, no. 4, 2005.
[40] E. Aquilino, P. Cologna, and O. Trani, “Le innovazioni tecnologiche
nei metodi di tracciamento e controllo delle curve ferroviarie,” in
Convegno SIIV, Cagliari, Italy, 1999.
[41] G. Bono, C. Focacci, S. Lettieri, and P. Lanni, La sovrastruttura
ferroviaria. CIFI, 1997.
[42] F. Policchio, Lineamenti di infrastrutture ferroviarie. Firenze, Italy:
Firenze University Press, 2007.
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