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Vol. 16 No. 3-4 (2025)
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Mitigating the negative effects of suburbanisation in debrecen with a new form of public transport, the tram-train

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2025-12-31
DOI Linkhttps://doi.org/10.47282/economica/2025/16/3-4/16114
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Márton Zsombor Havasi,
Andrea Karcagi-Kováts
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Carbon emissions Sustainability Urbanisation Commuting Traffic counting
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Havasi, M. Z., & Karcagi-Kováts, A. (2025). Mitigating the negative effects of suburbanisation in debrecen with a new form of public transport, the tram-train. Economica, 16(3-4), 125-138. https://doi.org/10.47282/economica/2025/16/3-4/16114
Abstract

Debrecen has an extensive agglomeration area due to suburbanisation and ongoing developments, which is creating increasing road traffic problems. The need to improve transport infrastructure is unquestionable. The tram-train is a modern form of public transport, which would serve both the city and the suburbs of Debrecen, by providing transport within the city and between settlements. The objective of my research is to assess - from an ecological point of view only - whether it is worthwhile to build a tram-train system in Debrecen. Therefore, I had to study the traffic in the suburbs of Debrecen, which I determined using cross-sectional traffic counts and the staining method.

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