Urban Sustainability in the Global South and the Role of Integrated Transport Solutions - Experiences from Latin America with a Focus on Chile's TranSantiago

10.26686/wgtn.16968310 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

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Andre Nickl

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Urban Sustainability ◽

Global South ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Visionary Leadership ◽

Urban Transport ◽

Transport Systems ◽

Developing Cities ◽

Total Failure ◽

Funding Opportunities

<p>Achieving urban sustainability will be a major challenge in the coming decades. Especially in the Global South the dramatic increase in urban population is demanding intelligent policy solutions in order to prevent urban collapse. Integrated urban transport systems that provide for intelligent mobility solutions play a key role in the search for sustainability. Latin America in particular has seen the implementation of visionary urban transport systems in the cases of Curitiba and Bogota, where Bus Rapid Transit has emerged as a promising transport mode for developing cities with limited funding opportunities. This research thesis portrays and analyses Santiago de Chile's new integrated transport system, TranSantiago, and identifies three key components, which have been neglected in the case of Santiago and that are essential in the context of achieving urban sustainability - visionary leadership, institutional stringency and widespread public participation. TranSantiago must be considered a total failure when compared to the initial aims and objectives, taking into account the huge social cost and the lack of environmental or economic benefits that the system overhaul has created.</p>

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Accessibility Analysis of the South Commuter Railway Project of the Philippines

10.22617/brf2101314-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Yi Jiang ◽

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Liming Chen ◽

Eugenia Go ◽

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Keyword(s):

Low Income ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

The Philippines ◽

Urban Transport ◽

Transport Systems ◽

The South ◽

Job Opportunities ◽

Metro Manila ◽

Labor Market Matching ◽

Improve Access

This brief outlines findings on how the 54.6 km South Commuter Railway (SCR) to be built between Metro Manila and Laguna province in the Philippines is expected to improve access to jobs. A quantitative analysis estimates that residents of cities and municipalities with an SCR station will be able to reach an average of 300,000 extra jobs within a 1-hour commute—an increase of 15.3% in the south and 8.5% in Metro Manila. This could lead to better labor market matching, higher income for workers and more job opportunities for low-income households. The study contributes to efforts to quantify the wider economic benefits of infrastructure projects, especially efficient urban transport systems.

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The Role of Active Transport Modes in Enhancing the Mobility of Low-Income People in Latin America and the Caribbean

10.18235/0003216 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

María Eugenia Rivas ◽

Tomás Serebrisky

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Active Transport ◽

Low Income ◽

Public Transport ◽

Urban Transport ◽

Transport Systems ◽

Income Groups ◽

Low Income Groups ◽

The Caribbean ◽

Transport Modes

Active transport modes play a key role in developing sustainable transport systems by making cities accessible, safe, inclusive, and green. In Latin America and the Caribbean, walking and cycling represent a large share of total trips, especially for low-income groups. But for them, the decision to travel by using active transport modes, especially walking, is not based on sustainability but affordability. Income disparities in the region are also reflected in pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, with poor neighborhoods lacking infrastructure of sufficient quality or size. Despite some successful experiences in the region, there is a lack of integration between transport modes, particularly public transport and cycling, which is crucial for improving the accessibility of low-income people, who usually live in peripheral areas, face long commutes, and require connecting infrastructure and services. The region has the opportunity to improve low-income groups access to livelihood opportunities and key services by developing infrastructure supporting nonmotorized transport, increasing citizen participation in planning, improving planning and regulation, and integrating active transport modes in urban transport systems, especially public transport.

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Urban transport systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: lessons and challenges

Latin American Economic Review ◽

10.1186/s40503-019-0079-z ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Patricia Yañez-Pagans ◽

Daniel Martinez ◽

Oscar A. Mitnik ◽

Lynn Scholl ◽

Antonia Vazquez

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Urban Transport ◽

Transport Systems ◽

The Caribbean

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When, What and How to Teach about Electric Mobility? An Innovative Teaching Concept for All Stages of Education: Lessons from Poland

Energies ◽

10.3390/en14196440 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (19) ◽

pp. 6440

Author(s):

Katarzyna Turoń ◽

Andrzej Kubik ◽

Feng Chen

Keyword(s):

Economic Benefits ◽

Urban Transport ◽

Electric Mobility ◽

Transport Systems ◽

Innovative Teaching ◽

Social Barriers ◽

Electric Cars ◽

Teaching Concept ◽

Education Gaps ◽

Original Concept

The implementation of new mobility solutions based on electric vehicles such as electric cars, electric scooters, and electric bikes, in urban transport systems, may bring several advantages for society, from environmental and economic benefits to improved quality of life. Nevertheless, we witness a scarcity of education and promotion that supports electric mobility, which can lead to social barriers due to the lack of knowledge. Consequently, people may be discouraged from using new transport technologies. The article focuses on electric mobility issues and present the original concept of electric mobility education. The goal of the work is to identify appropriate educational methods, useful during teaching about electric mobility at different levels of education. The concept focuses on education from primary school to long-life learning. Presented pedagogical concept is based on the three main pillars of pedagogy as diagnosis, forecasting, and content developing. It was developed based on expert research and diagnosed challenges and education gaps during teaching about electric mobility. The concept includes many techniques of education, from the classic methods as lectures and working with books to new educational solutions as e-learning. The original concept of electric mobility education creates new opportunities to promote electric mobility and support the process of creating new services in the electric mobility market.

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SUSTAINABILITY INDEX ASSESSMENT OF URBAN TRANSPORT SERVICES IN DEVELOPING CITIES

ASTONJADRO ◽

10.32832/astonjadro.v10i1.4268 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 150

Author(s):

Muhammad Nanang Prayudyanto

Keyword(s):

Transport System ◽

Public Transport ◽

The State ◽

Urban Transport ◽

Transport Systems ◽

Urban Mobility ◽

Public Transport System ◽

Transport Services ◽

Developing Cities ◽

Asian Cities

<p>The growth and concentration of motor vehicles in developing cities has led to increased demand for urban mobility. Renewed commitments of Asian cities are required in order to achieve the SDG target on urban mobility as well as to enhance overall sustainability of urban transport systems and services. Cities and countries need to track the progress in improving urban mobility. With a view to support evidence based decision, the paper introduces the Sustainable Urban Transport Index (SUTI) of urban transport services, to help summarize, track and compare the state of urban mobility in Asian cities, as model for developing cities in the world. It also presents the results of pilot application of SUTI in four Asian cities: Greater Jakarta; Kathmandu; Hanoi; and Colombo. The four pilot cities were able to collect data, analyzed and assess the state of urban mobility in their city using SUTI. The assessment result supported policy makers to identify policy gaps, prioritize additional measures and investment strategies required to improve urban transport systems and services in each city. The visual output display in spider diagram was useful to comprehend state of all 10 key indicators in a glace. The pilot study demonstrated the usefulness of SUTI tool and the pilot cities were already using the results of SUTI analysis. In Kathmandu additional efforts are required to improve pedestrian infrastructure and facilities, Colombo needed to improve quality and reliability of public transport system, while Hanoi and Greater Jakarta need to put additional efforts to increase mode share of public transport system.</p>

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An implementation framework for developing cities – the way to smart mobility

10.7307/ptsm.2020.7 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Beti Angelevska ◽

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Vaska Atanasova ◽

Keyword(s):

Information And Communication Technologies ◽

Urban Transport ◽

Transport Systems ◽

Transport Sector ◽

Time Data ◽

Implementation Framework ◽

Sustainable Solutions ◽

Developing Cities ◽

Smart Mobility ◽

Dependent Transport

The smart mobility is a concept, where with various past and real-time data, and with the help of information and communication technologies, travel time is optimized, resulting in reductions of space usage, road congestion, road accidents and emissions of harmful gases and noise. [1] For implementation of smart mobility it will be necessary to combine sustainable solutions and smart innovations at the same time. This will contribute for moving forward in developing cities, which are lacking behind considering inclusion of smart mobility in their urban transport systems. Also, smart mobility will contribute for improved environmental footprint of urban transport, having in mind that environmental issues (air pollution in particular) in these cities are very serious. More specifically, the paper identifies implementation framework for smart mobility, along with drivers and barriers for its implementation, as well as strategies in transport that are environmentally friendly. Turning carbon-dependent transport sector in developing cities into a clean and smart mobility system might seem like a mission impossible. But, it can be done and it is also a must, given the current transport system’s impacts on the environment and public health [2]. At the end, this is an indispensable opportunity to start with changes and to build a better and sustainable future.

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Operational Challenges and Mega Sporting Events Legacy: The Case of BRT Systems in the Global South

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12041609 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 1609 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Emma Ferranti ◽

Lauren Andres ◽

Stuart Paul Denoon-Stevens ◽

Lorena Melgaço ◽

Daniel Oberling ◽

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Keyword(s):

Global South ◽

Urban Transport ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Transport Systems ◽

Bus Rapid Transit ◽

Sporting Events ◽

External Shocks ◽

Rapid Transit ◽

Ability To Act

This paper examines the bus rapid transit (BRT) legacies of mega sporting events (MSEs) held in the Global South cities of Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro. It discusses the extent to which these transport systems have been operationally sustainable, post-MSE; in other words, their ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level and hence their ability to act as public good as planned and according to specific needs. It argues that in both cities, long-term operational challenges have emerged due to conflictual temporalities between the priorities of the MSE and the mid/long term requirements of a transport system, supplemented by a poor spatial contextualisation of BRT design. These include financial viability, providing a service with appropriate frequency and capacity, integration with other transport systems, and resilience to external shocks such as extreme weather. These findings have key academic and policy implications both by opening further areas of research towards MSEs as a tool to deliver sustainable urban transport, and provides important lessons for future MSE hosts and cities considering BRT.

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