Banca de DEFESA: CESAR EDUARDO LEITE

Uma banca de DEFESA de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : CESAR EDUARDO LEITE
DATE: 26/07/2022
TIME: 14:30
LOCAL: Apresentação híbrida (Microsoft Teams e sala A1 12/6 - Anexo SG 12)
TITLE:

URBAN FREIGHT TRANSPORT ON THE RESIDENTS’ QUALITY OF LIFE – A STUDY IN PLANO PILOTO DE BRASÍLIA

KEY WORDS:

city logistic, urban freight transport, structural equation modeling, PLS-SEM

PAGES: 95
BIG AREA: Engenharias
AREA: Engenharia de Transportes
SUMMARY:

Urban Freight Transport (UFT) is responsible for moving goods in urban areas to meet the
needs of citizens, therefore, UFT is essential for economic development. However, the UFT
contributes to the generation of adverse impacts on society and the environment, such as
congestion and pollution. Since the UFT is, simultaneously, one of those responsible for
maintaining the urban lifestyle and generating negative externalities that impact the lives of
residents, this research assesses how the urban infrastructure and the negative externalities
generated by the UFT influence the quality of life of the residents. It is assumed that urban
infrastructure is the responsibility of public managers and influenced by the business
community; negative externalities arise from UFT operations and are influenced by government
actions. Finally, infrastructure and externalities influence the quality of life of residents. The
research is carried out in Brasília, Brazil, a planned city with problems of heavy traffic, noise,
air pollution and congestion. A questionnaire with 22 questions was developed to assess
whether the negative externalities generated by the UFT, and urban infrastructure influence the
perception of the population's quality of life. The questionnaire provides data to validate seven
hypotheses developed for this research, presented via the web to the residents of the Plano Piloto
of Brasília. 403 valid responses were obtained, which had their data analyzed by Structural
Equation Modeling (SEM), with the Partial Least Squares approach (PLS-SEM). The Training
Composite model is configured with two independent variables (Public Management and
Private Management), two intervening variables (Infrastructure and Externalities) and one
dependent (Quality of Life). The results show that the population's quality of life is more
influenced by the negative externalities generated by the UFT than by the urban infrastructure,
the first being negative and the second positive. In addition, the results show a strong influence
of public and private management on externalities and, on the other hand, low influence of
infrastructure. Finally, a roadmap indicates the issues that should be prioritized to improve the
quality of life of the Plano Piloto de Brasília, which point out as a priority the capacity of the
roads, the proper use, and the number of spaces for loading and unloading.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Externo à Instituição - CARLOS MANUEL TABOADA RODRIGUEZ - UFSC
Interno - 1337656 - AUGUSTO CESAR DE MENDONCA BRASIL
Externo à Instituição - ERIKA CRISTINE KNEIB - UFG
Interno - 1552603 - PASTOR WILLY GONZALES TACO
Presidente - 2450616 - SERGIO RONALDO GRANEMANN