Non Motorized Urban Transport In Developed And Developing Countries
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Author | : Harry T. Dimitriou |
Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | : 661 |
Release | : 2011-01-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1849808392 |
Policy-making for urban transport and planning of economies in the developing world present major challenges for countries facing rapid urbanisation and rampant motorisation, alongside growing commitments to sustainability. These challenges include: coping with financial deficits, providing for the poor, dealing meaningfully with global warming and energy shortages, addressing traffic congestion and related land use issues, adopting green technologies and adjusting equitably to the impacts of globalisation. This book presents a contemporary analysis of these challenges and new workable responses to the urban transport problems they spawn.
Author | : Winnie V. Mitullah |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2017-07-14 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1317086988 |
What challenges do pedestrians and cyclists face in cities of the developing world? What opportunities do these cities have to provide for walking and cycling? Based on in-depth research conducted in Cape Town (South Africa), Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and Nairobi (Kenya), this book explores these questions by presenting work on walking and cycling travel behaviour, the status of road safety in these cities, as well as an analysis of the infrastructure for walking and cycling, and the workings of the institutions responsible for planning for these modes. The book also presents case studies relating to particular opportunities and challenges, such as the development and evaluation of ‘walking bus’ interventions, and the opportunities micro-simulation of pedestrian interventions offers within a data-scarce environment. Non-motorized Transport Integration into Urban Transport Planning in Africa demonstrates that transport and urban planning remains situated in a logic of automobile-dependent transport planning and global city development. This logic of practice does not pay adequate attention to walking and cycling. It argues that a significant shift in both policy as well as political commitment is needed so as to prioritize walking and cycling as strategies for sustainable transport policy in urban Africa. This book will be a key text for practitioners and policy makers working in planning, transport policy and urban development in Africa, as well as students and scholars of African studies, development studies, urban geography, transport studies and sustainable development.
Author | : Dorina Pojani |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 307 |
Release | : 2016-11-18 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3319438514 |
This edited volume discuses urban transport issues, policies, and initiatives in twelve of the world’s major emerging economies – Brazil, China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, and Vietnam - countries with large populations that have recently experienced large changes in urban structure, motorization and all the associated social, economic, and environmental impacts in positive and negative senses. Contributions on each of these twelve countries focus on one or more major cities per country. This book aims to fill a gap in the transport literature that is crucial to understanding the needs of a large portion of the world’s urban population, especially in view of the southward shift in economic power. Readers will develop a better understanding of urban transport problems and policies in nations where development levels are below those of richer countries (mainly in the northern hemisphere) but where the rate of economic growth is often increasing at a faster rate than the wealthiest nations.
Author | : Eduardo Alcantara Vasconcellos |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 426 |
Release | : 2014-05-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1134201419 |
Traditional transport planning has generated transport systems that propagate an unfair distribution of accessibility and have environmental and safety issues. This book highlights the importance of social and political aspects of transport policy and provides a methodology to support this approach. It emphasizes the importance of co-ordinating urban, transport and traffic planning, and addresses the major challenge of modifying the building and use of roads. The author makes suggestions for innovative and radical new measures towards an equitable and sustainable urban environment.
Author | : Ashish Verma |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2014-12-17 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1466581603 |
Developing Countries Have Different Transportation Issues and Requirements Than Developed CountriesAn efficient transportation system is critical for a country's development. Yet cities in developing countries are typically characterized by high-density urban areas and poor public transport, as well as lack of proper roads, parking facilities, road
Author | : Maria Attard |
Publisher | : Emerald Group Publishing |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 2015-05-14 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1784416150 |
This publication brings together an international group of researchers and presents work from different countries dealing with issues related to transport policy, attitudes and mode choice, car sharing and alternative modes of transport, and discusses the future of non-motorized modes of transport.
Author | : Asian Development Bank |
Publisher | : Asian Development Bank |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 2009-10-01 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9292547186 |
Most Asian cities have grown more congested, more sprawling, and less livable in recent years; and statistics suggest that this trend will continue. Rather than mitigate the problems, transport policies have often exacerbated them. In this book, the Asian Development Bank outlines a new paradigm for sustainable urban transport that gives Asian cities a workable, step-by-step blueprint for reversing the trend and moving toward safer, cleaner, more sustainable cities, and a better quality of urban life.
Author | : Robert Cervero |
Publisher | : UN-HABITAT |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Paratransit services |
ISBN | : 9211314534 |
Author | : World Bank |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : |
Developing countries are urbanising rapidly, and it is estimated that within a generation more than 50 per cent of the developing world's population will live in cities. Public transport policy can contribute to reducing urban poverty both directly, by providing access and mobility for the poor, as well as by facilitating economic growth. This publication examines the nature and magnitude of urban transport problems in developing and transition economies, particularly with respect to the needs of the poor. It also suggests way the World Bank and other development agencies can best support the development of sustainable urban transport policies.
Author | : Dinesh Mohan |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 331 |
Release | : 2019-07-02 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1351004859 |
As cities become increasingly congested, current transport patterns are unsustainable: heavy in energy use, high in economic and environmental cost, and exacerbating inequity between those who can access high-speed travel and those who cannot. Good urban planning develops human-scale cities and encourages modes such as bicycles, increased zones exclusive to pedestrians within cities, and changed fiscal policies to incentivize public over private transport. Equally, it requires good engineering design to manage road use. Sustainable Approaches to Urban Transport brings together contributions from leading international experts in urban planning, transport, and governance who suggest changes to make our cities more sustainable in the face of climate change. All professionals working in transport and engineering and planning students will find an overview of a broad field in this interdisciplinary collection of essays.