Alexandros Nikitas
Biographic Data
| ID | 4416667 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandros Nikitas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandros |
| FAMILY NAME | Nikitas |
| SIGNATURE | NIKITAS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Huddersfield |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6384-9031 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 62 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Older people's perceptions of emerging transport technologies and intentions to use them
This study explores how older people perceive emerging transport technologies, designed to reform the future of mobility. With older populations rising dramatically and being on the one hand the age group most vulnerable to social exclusion and on the other hand increasingly influential in societal structures, the transport sector is under pressure to adapt to their diverse and sometimes specialised mobility needs. In this context, the study expl…
Shared autonomous vehicles and inclusive mobility
With the world’s ageing population and increasing transport equity issues, shared autonomous vehicles (SAVs) represent a potential solution to the persistent mobility barriers faced by older adults and people with reduced mobility. These vulnerable populations often have limited access to transport due to poor access to public transit and limited paratransit service availability. Despite a growing interest in autonomous mobility, there is little …
Accessibility challenges for older adults and people with disabilities
In times defined by a rapid transition towards a smart technology paradigm, accessibility remains a key prerequisite for social inclusion, equity and quality of life, especially for populations with special mobility needs like older adults and people with disabilities. This study meticulously reviews the existing literature to identify barriers and opportunities related to the mobility of these vulnerable groups within urban transport systems. Us…
Assessing the impacts of free-floating shared micromobility services on docked bike-sharing
For many years docked bike-sharing systems in hundreds of cities were developed under the auspices of local public authorities, and thus within a regulated perspective. Then, within a short time window, new operators appeared on the streets with an offer of free-floating e-scooters, e-bikes and e-mopeds. These free-floating micromobility services were often introduced hastily, sometimes without prior consultation with local authorities. The main …
Decoding mobility hubs
In an era, where, on the one hand, climate change constitutes a planet-defining threat but, on the other, technology provides unprecedented opportunities for connectivity, sharing and intelligence in transport, mobility hubs have emerged as a potential cornerstone for less car-dominated societies. Still in their infancy as a brand, mobility hubs promise to be visible, accessible, and integration-enabling spaces, where public transit, shared mobil…
Supply chain management for online pharmacies
Transit-oriented development versus car-dependent development
Urban development in most Global North countries is largely car dependent, enabled and facilitated by mass car ownership, cheap oil and weak planning powers. Although car/auto-dependent development (CADD) is environmentally unsustainable, private car ownership and use have become deeply embedded in urban societies and hard to shift unless transit investment occurs prior to urban regeneration and new urban development. Transit-Oriented Development…
Understanding the determinants of bike-sharing demand in the context of a medium-sized car-oriented city
Emerging modes of shared mobility like bike-sharing may significantly contribute to increasing the share of sustainable travel in medium- and small-sized cities. However, research exploring the bike-sharing usage determinants specifically for them has been severely underrepresented in the literature. To address this gap, we conducted an analysis of bike-sharing rentals for over a one-year period in Milton Keynes, a medium-sized city of 288,000 re…
A worldwide review of formal national street classification plans enhanced via an analytical hierarchy process
For cities to utilise their maximum liveability potential, their transport infrastructure and overall service provision need to function seamlessly. To this end, urban street eco-systems should be characterised, organised and utilised effectively. But is this happening on a mass scale across the globe? Are our urban street classification schemes forward-thinking and ready to respond to the emerging sustainability and resilience challenges cities …
Analysing urban growth using machine learning and open data
Urban development if not planned and managed adequately can be unsustainable. Urban growth models have been a powerful toolkit to help tackling this challenge. In this paper, we use a machine learning approach, to apply an urban growth model to five of the largest cities in Greece. Specifically, we first develop a methodology to collect, organise, handle and transform historical open spatial data, concerning various impact factors, into machine l…
Global microscale walkability ratings and rankings
Several walkability studies have focused primarily on macro-level environmental factors. Nevertheless, previous research has shown that street-level design can also support walking. In this paper, we present a novel Microscale Walkability Index, ‘MWI’, that measures, ranks, and analyses the pedestrian-friendliness levels of 59 heterogeneous city centres in 26 European countries. We selected 26 case studies from European capitals and 33 city centr…
Evaluating the public acceptance of sustainable mobility interventions responding to Covid-19
COVID-19, the most wide-spread and disruptive pandemic in over a century, enforced emergency urban design responses meaning to recalibrate transport provision globally. This is the first work that systematically evaluates the 'public acceptance' as a proxy for 'policy success' and 'potential for longer-term viability' of the high-profile sustainable transport intervention package introduced in 2020 in the capital city of Greece known as the Great…
Autonomous vehicles and employment
Paradigm-shifting technologies such as Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) despite a wealth of promised benefits for the future of our cities may generate new unprecedented threats. The transportation industry will be the first to experience the aftermath of AVs since these can kill driving professions and create new layers of employability-related social exclusion. This paper appraises public perceptions of AVs and their employment repercussions as a fore…
The role of air transport in employment creation and inclusive growth in the Global South
Transport's historical, contemporary and future role in shaping urban development
Assessing agriculture–tourism linkages in Senegal
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), in general, and Senegal, in particular, tourism has often been proposed as a pro-poor development strategy due to its intensive use of unskilled labour. However, few studies have examined the linkage between tourism and agriculture, which is still the principal sector for employment in many SSA countries. Using a Structure Path Analysis (SPA), this paper investigates how, in structural terms, an exogenous demand shock…
Understanding the impact of liberalisation in the EU-Africa aviation market
Understanding the public acceptability of road pricing and the roles of older age, social norms, pro-social values and trust for urban policy-making
How Can Autonomous and Connected Vehicles, Electromobility, BRT, Hyperloop, Shared Use Mobility and Mobility-As-A-Service Shape Transport Futures for the Context of Smart Cities
A smarter transport system that caters for social, economic and environmental sustainability is arguably one of the most critical prerequisites for creating pathways to more livable urban futures. This paper aims to provide a state-of-the-art analysis of a selection of mobility initiatives that may dictate the future of urban transportation and make cities smarter. These are mechanisms either recently introduced with encouraging uptake so far and…
Transport's historical, contemporary and future role in shaping urban development
How Can Autonomous and Connected Vehicles, Electromobility, BRT, Hyperloop, Shared Use Mobility and Mobility-As-A-Service Shape Transport Futures for the Context of Smart Cities
A smarter transport system that caters for social, economic and environmental sustainability is arguably one of the most critical prerequisites for creating pathways to more livable urban futures. This paper aims to provide a state-of-the-art analysis of a selection of mobility initiatives that may dictate the future of urban transportation and make cities smarter. These are mechanisms either recently introduced with encouraging uptake so far and…
Understanding the public acceptability of road pricing and the roles of older age, social norms, pro-social values and trust for urban policy-making
Global microscale walkability ratings and rankings
Several walkability studies have focused primarily on macro-level environmental factors. Nevertheless, previous research has shown that street-level design can also support walking. In this paper, we present a novel Microscale Walkability Index, ‘MWI’, that measures, ranks, and analyses the pedestrian-friendliness levels of 59 heterogeneous city centres in 26 European countries. We selected 26 case studies from European capitals and 33 city centr…
The role of air transport in employment creation and inclusive growth in the Global South
Evaluating the public acceptance of sustainable mobility interventions responding to Covid-19
COVID-19, the most wide-spread and disruptive pandemic in over a century, enforced emergency urban design responses meaning to recalibrate transport provision globally. This is the first work that systematically evaluates the 'public acceptance' as a proxy for 'policy success' and 'potential for longer-term viability' of the high-profile sustainable transport intervention package introduced in 2020 in the capital city of Greece known as the Great…
Autonomous vehicles and employment
Paradigm-shifting technologies such as Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) despite a wealth of promised benefits for the future of our cities may generate new unprecedented threats. The transportation industry will be the first to experience the aftermath of AVs since these can kill driving professions and create new layers of employability-related social exclusion. This paper appraises public perceptions of AVs and their employment repercussions as a fore…
Assessing agriculture–tourism linkages in Senegal
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), in general, and Senegal, in particular, tourism has often been proposed as a pro-poor development strategy due to its intensive use of unskilled labour. However, few studies have examined the linkage between tourism and agriculture, which is still the principal sector for employment in many SSA countries. Using a Structure Path Analysis (SPA), this paper investigates how, in structural terms, an exogenous demand shock…
Understanding the impact of liberalisation in the EU-Africa aviation market
Transit-oriented development versus car-dependent development
Urban development in most Global North countries is largely car dependent, enabled and facilitated by mass car ownership, cheap oil and weak planning powers. Although car/auto-dependent development (CADD) is environmentally unsustainable, private car ownership and use have become deeply embedded in urban societies and hard to shift unless transit investment occurs prior to urban regeneration and new urban development. Transit-Oriented Development…
How Can Autonomous and Connected Vehicles, Electromobility, BRT, Hyperloop, Shared Use Mobility and Mobility-As-A-Service Shape Transport Futures for the Context of Smart Cities
A smarter transport system that caters for social, economic and environmental sustainability is arguably one of the most critical prerequisites for creating pathways to more livable urban futures. This paper aims to provide a state-of-the-art analysis of a selection of mobility initiatives that may dictate the future of urban transportation and make cities smarter. These are mechanisms either recently introduced with encouraging uptake so far and…
Understanding the impact of liberalisation in the EU-Africa aviation market
Understanding the public acceptability of road pricing and the roles of older age, social norms, pro-social values and trust for urban policy-making
Assessing agriculture–tourism linkages in Senegal
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), in general, and Senegal, in particular, tourism has often been proposed as a pro-poor development strategy due to its intensive use of unskilled labour. However, few studies have examined the linkage between tourism and agriculture, which is still the principal sector for employment in many SSA countries. Using a Structure Path Analysis (SPA), this paper investigates how, in structural terms, an exogenous demand shock…
The role of air transport in employment creation and inclusive growth in the Global South
Transport's historical, contemporary and future role in shaping urban development
Autonomous vehicles and employment
Paradigm-shifting technologies such as Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) despite a wealth of promised benefits for the future of our cities may generate new unprecedented threats. The transportation industry will be the first to experience the aftermath of AVs since these can kill driving professions and create new layers of employability-related social exclusion. This paper appraises public perceptions of AVs and their employment repercussions as a fore…
Analysing urban growth using machine learning and open data
Urban development if not planned and managed adequately can be unsustainable. Urban growth models have been a powerful toolkit to help tackling this challenge. In this paper, we use a machine learning approach, to apply an urban growth model to five of the largest cities in Greece. Specifically, we first develop a methodology to collect, organise, handle and transform historical open spatial data, concerning various impact factors, into machine l…
Global microscale walkability ratings and rankings
Several walkability studies have focused primarily on macro-level environmental factors. Nevertheless, previous research has shown that street-level design can also support walking. In this paper, we present a novel Microscale Walkability Index, ‘MWI’, that measures, ranks, and analyses the pedestrian-friendliness levels of 59 heterogeneous city centres in 26 European countries. We selected 26 case studies from European capitals and 33 city centr…
Evaluating the public acceptance of sustainable mobility interventions responding to Covid-19
COVID-19, the most wide-spread and disruptive pandemic in over a century, enforced emergency urban design responses meaning to recalibrate transport provision globally. This is the first work that systematically evaluates the 'public acceptance' as a proxy for 'policy success' and 'potential for longer-term viability' of the high-profile sustainable transport intervention package introduced in 2020 in the capital city of Greece known as the Great…
Understanding the determinants of bike-sharing demand in the context of a medium-sized car-oriented city
Emerging modes of shared mobility like bike-sharing may significantly contribute to increasing the share of sustainable travel in medium- and small-sized cities. However, research exploring the bike-sharing usage determinants specifically for them has been severely underrepresented in the literature. To address this gap, we conducted an analysis of bike-sharing rentals for over a one-year period in Milton Keynes, a medium-sized city of 288,000 re…
A worldwide review of formal national street classification plans enhanced via an analytical hierarchy process
For cities to utilise their maximum liveability potential, their transport infrastructure and overall service provision need to function seamlessly. To this end, urban street eco-systems should be characterised, organised and utilised effectively. But is this happening on a mass scale across the globe? Are our urban street classification schemes forward-thinking and ready to respond to the emerging sustainability and resilience challenges cities …
Assessing the impacts of free-floating shared micromobility services on docked bike-sharing
For many years docked bike-sharing systems in hundreds of cities were developed under the auspices of local public authorities, and thus within a regulated perspective. Then, within a short time window, new operators appeared on the streets with an offer of free-floating e-scooters, e-bikes and e-mopeds. These free-floating micromobility services were often introduced hastily, sometimes without prior consultation with local authorities. The main …
Decoding mobility hubs
In an era, where, on the one hand, climate change constitutes a planet-defining threat but, on the other, technology provides unprecedented opportunities for connectivity, sharing and intelligence in transport, mobility hubs have emerged as a potential cornerstone for less car-dominated societies. Still in their infancy as a brand, mobility hubs promise to be visible, accessible, and integration-enabling spaces, where public transit, shared mobil…
Supply chain management for online pharmacies
Transit-oriented development versus car-dependent development
Urban development in most Global North countries is largely car dependent, enabled and facilitated by mass car ownership, cheap oil and weak planning powers. Although car/auto-dependent development (CADD) is environmentally unsustainable, private car ownership and use have become deeply embedded in urban societies and hard to shift unless transit investment occurs prior to urban regeneration and new urban development. Transit-Oriented Development…
Older people's perceptions of emerging transport technologies and intentions to use them
This study explores how older people perceive emerging transport technologies, designed to reform the future of mobility. With older populations rising dramatically and being on the one hand the age group most vulnerable to social exclusion and on the other hand increasingly influential in societal structures, the transport sector is under pressure to adapt to their diverse and sometimes specialised mobility needs. In this context, the study expl…
Shared autonomous vehicles and inclusive mobility
With the world’s ageing population and increasing transport equity issues, shared autonomous vehicles (SAVs) represent a potential solution to the persistent mobility barriers faced by older adults and people with reduced mobility. These vulnerable populations often have limited access to transport due to poor access to public transit and limited paratransit service availability. Despite a growing interest in autonomous mobility, there is little …
Accessibility challenges for older adults and people with disabilities
In times defined by a rapid transition towards a smart technology paradigm, accessibility remains a key prerequisite for social inclusion, equity and quality of life, especially for populations with special mobility needs like older adults and people with disabilities. This study meticulously reviews the existing literature to identify barriers and opportunities related to the mobility of these vulnerable groups within urban transport systems. Us…
Engineering (12 works) · Transport engineering (10 works) · Business (9 works) · Transportation and Mobility Innovations (9 works) · Urban Transport and Accessibility (9 works) · Public transport (8 works) · Economics (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Civil engineering (4 works)