Determinants of urban mobility in India: Lessons for promoting sustainable and inclusive urban transportation in developing countries

Ahmad, Sohail; Oliveira, José A. Puppim de

doi:10.1016/j.tranpol.2016.04.014

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“…Although the land is, in fact, cheaper, infrastructure provision becomes an expensive process because of the large extension of pipes needed to connect the settlement to the existing urban network [30]. Developing countries, in most cases, have weak public transport infrastructure which means that cars are the principle mode of transport resulting in high traffic and large amount of carbon emissions [31]. Therefore, it was recognized that the state was unable to solve the housing deficit and the urban problems by itself which resulted in shifting regeneration approaches [12], [18], [32].…”

Section: Approaches Towards Urban Regeneration In Developing Countriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards the Sustainable City: A Model to Transform the Informal Into Formal

Amado¹,

Ramalhete²,

Freitas³

et al. 2017

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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Urban regeneration has been viewed as a path to a more sustainable city. In contrast with developed countries, where urban regeneration is seen as a renewal and adjustment to new trends, in developing countries it presents an opportunity to start from scratch. Aside from the pressing social-economic issues, several authors identify critical aspects in these informal settlements, these including: they are usually the only viable solution to transform the lives of the poorest in a meaningful and cost-effective way; and improvised solutions are within context and can use local resources and thus promote a more sustainable outcome. Thus, cities in developing countries can become a paradigm for urban development. This paper develops and discusses research on urban regeneration for developing countries based on the transformation of the informal into formal, within the framework of the sustainable city. A model to enable this transformation is presented. This model is designed at several scales, from policy to the actual physical transformation of the urban environment, creating a sequential process from concept to the implementation. The methodology combines a theoretical and empirical approach through the analysis of case studies and practical implementation. Public and private sector roles and actions are clearly defined and their physical results presented. Resulting urban options and the principles within the framework of the sustainable city as an inclusive "metabolism" based on social-economic and environment factors are discussed. The model is currently being implemented in the Oé-Cusse Region, in East-Timor, through a neighbourhood scale plan.

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Section: Approaches Towards Urban Regeneration In Developing Countriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards the Sustainable City: A Model to Transform the Informal Into Formal

Amado¹,

Ramalhete²,

Freitas³

et al. 2017

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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“…Accordingly, many cities attempted to improve the public transportation system by introducing mass transportation systems. However, many cites in developing countries are still struggling to make public transportation systems more attractive [1]. In developing public transportation system, identification of passenger attraction location and passenger movement are very important factors.…”

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Network Centrality Analysis of Public Transport Systems: Developing a Strategic Planning Tool to Assess Passenger Attraction

2019

IJITEE

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The objective of this study was to explore the potential of ‘Network Centrality Analysis’ method to estimate passenger attraction to public transportation (PT) stations. Accordingly, the study employed closeness centrality to measure the level of accessibility to a station from surrounding areas via a set of road segments; and betweenness centrality to measure the level of movement opportunities from a station to all other stations within the PT network. The result indicated that the network centrality is a useful indicator for estimating passenger volume at stations. The recorded R2 values are on par with international standards. Further, the findings emphasized the ability of network centrality to account for passengers’ attraction to stations in terms of accessibility to stations and movement opportunities. This method is highly recommended for assignments conducted in developing countries due to the less data consuming and technically simple nature

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“…Ahmad and Oliveira [1] pointed that about 23% of energy-related CO 2 emissions were emitted by the transportation sector. Moreover, the emissions from private cars accounted for nearly half of the whole transportation sector.…”

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Individuals’ Acceptance to Free-Floating Electric Carsharing Mode: A Web-Based Survey in China

Wang

Yan

Xue

et al. 2017

IJERPH

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Carsharing is growing rapidly in popularity worldwide. When the vehicles involved are Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV), carsharing has been proven to remarkably contribute to easing energy and environment crises. In this study, individuals’ acceptance to carsharing in China was measured from three aspects: carsharing mode choice behavior, highest acceptable price to use carsharing, and willingness to forgo car purchases. The data were collected by a web-based survey. The hierarchical tree-based regression (HTBR) method was applied to explore the effects of potential influencing factors on individuals’ acceptance, and some interesting findings were obtained: participants who know about carsharing were more likely to use carsharing, pay higher prices and forgo car purchases; the most competitive trip purpose and trip distance for choosing carsharing were, respectively, business activities and 11–20 km; most participants (47.1%) were willing to pay 1–2 Yuan per minute to use carsharing, and males or participants with higher income-level could accept higher price; and when car purchase restrain policy (CPRP) was carried out in a city or the urban public transport service level (UPTSL) was high, participants were more willing to forgo car purchases. Based on the above findings, corresponding policies were proposed to provide guidance for successful establishment of carsharing in China.

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Determinants of urban mobility in India: Lessons for promoting sustainable and inclusive urban transportation in developing countries

Cited by 96 publications

References 49 publications

Towards the Sustainable City: A Model to Transform the Informal Into Formal

Towards the Sustainable City: A Model to Transform the Informal Into Formal

Network Centrality Analysis of Public Transport Systems: Developing a Strategic Planning Tool to Assess Passenger Attraction

Individuals’ Acceptance to Free-Floating Electric Carsharing Mode: A Web-Based Survey in China

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