Sebastian Naumann - Böcker

This book contains an abundance of numerical analyses based on significant data sets, illustrating the close affiliation between mobility and quality of life. What types of solutions can transform an urban zone into a Smart City? What parameters are important in the problem of optimizing supply strategies, especially at last-mile stage? How to use multi-criteria analysis when selecting parking locations? How to examine the condition of infrastructure and what impact it may have on delays in tram traffic? How to combine activities related to the suburbanization process with the integration of tariffs in public transport? This book provides you with answers to these and many other questions.With regard to the research results discussed and the selected solutions applied, the book primarily addresses the needs of three target groups:Scientists and researchers (ITS field)Local authorities (responsible for the transport systems at the urban and regional level)Representatives of business (traffic strategy management) and industry (manufacturers of ITS components).This book gathers selected papers presented at the 20th “Transport Systems. Theory and Practice” Scientific and Technical Conference organised by the Department of Transport Systems, Traffic Engineering and Logistics at the Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering of the Silesian University of Technology. The conference was held on 10–11 September 2024 in Katowice (Poland).

This book gathers selected papers presented at the 21st “Transport Systems. Theory and Practice” Scientific and Technical Conference organized by the Department of Transport Systems, Traffic Engineering and Logistics at the Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering of the Silesian University of Technology. The conference was held on September 9–10, 2025 in Katowice (Poland).How does a modular architecture facilitate Big Data integration with PTV Visum? How does road traffic trajectory data aid in the calibration of microscopic simulations (SUMO)? What methodology allows for effective matching of public transport stops between GTFS and OpenStreetMap? What multi-criteria approach (e.g., cost criterion and risk criterion) is used to evaluate and select the optimal route for the transport of oversize loads? What specific spatial analyses are necessary to identify critical bottlenecks for cargo transport? How does groupage logistics, using terminals and cross-docking technology, change the rules of planning in international road transport? This book provides you with answers to these and many other questions. It also contains an abundance of numerical analyses based on significant data sets, illustrating the close affiliation between mobility and quality of life. With regard to the research results discussed and the selected solutions applied, the book primarily addresses the needs of three target groups:•    Scientists and researchers (ITS field).•    Local authorities (responsible for the transport systems at the urban and regional level).•    Representatives of business (traffic strategy management) and industry (manufacturers of ITS components).

Fictional TV politics played a pivotal role in the popular imaginaries of the 2010s across cultures. Examining this curious phenomenon, Sebastian Naumann provides a wide-ranging analysis of the rapidly evolving landscape of contemporary polit-series. Proposing a novel structural model of serial television, he offers an innovative methodological framework for comparative textual analysis that integrates sociocultural, economic, sociotechnical, narratological, and aesthetic perspectives. This study furthermore explores how the changing affordances of (nonlinear) television impact serial storytelling and identifies key narrative trends and recurring themes in contemporary TV polit-fiction.