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Eco-efficiency Analysis of the Brazilian Public Transport Based on Data Envelopment Analysis

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Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IJCIEOM 2022)

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This study reports the eco-efficiency quantification of urban public transportation in Brazilian states. The modal focused on is urban bus. A composite indicator was specified to meet the premises of Sustainable Consumption and Production (SC&P) in the urban planning domain. This paper can be considered applied research that considers the Benefit of the doubt (BoD) approach in Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) models. DEA is non-parametric a technique recommended by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) for performance assessments using composite indicators (CI). The scope of this research encompasses 26 capitals of Brazilian states and the capital of the Federal District. This paper also reports the framework of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) reflecting urban transportation system in Brazil. The results using data of 2019 showed that only the Brazilian Federal District was considered eco-efficient whilst more economically developed and populous states showed undesirable levels of CO2 emissions (e.g. Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro).

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  1. Universidade do Estado do Para (UEPA), Belém, PA, Brazil

    Wagner Rui Correa Olaya, Victor Welder Santiago Araújo, Nathália Jucá Monteiro & Renata Oliveira

  2. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana (PUC-PR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil

    Nathália Jucá Monteiro

  3. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, SC, Brazil

    Andreia Zanella

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  1. Engineering, Universidad Anáhuac, Anáhuac Huixquilucan, Mexico

    Victor Manuel López Sánchez

  2. Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

    Francisco Gaudêncio Mendonça Freires

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Olaya, W.R.C., Araújo, V.W.S., Monteiro, N.J., Zanella, A., Oliveira, R. (2022). Eco-efficiency Analysis of the Brazilian Public Transport Based on Data Envelopment Analysis. In: López Sánchez, V.M., Mendonça Freires, F.G., Gonçalves dos Reis, J.C., Costa Martins das Dores, J.M. (eds) Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. IJCIEOM 2022. Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics, vol 400. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14763-0_1

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