scholarly journals The Importance of Participation and Inclusion in African Urbanization. A focused look at Transport and Housing Projects

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constant Cap ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Housing Projects ◽  
Public Projects ◽  
Water Education ◽  
Social Divisions ◽  
The World ◽  
Slum Upgrading

According to the World Bank (2015) Africa’s urbanization rate has surpassed other parts of the world. It is believed that by 2030, over 50% of Africans will reside in Urban Centres. Kenya is among the African counties that has experienced a tremendous increase in her urban population. This is most visible in the capital, the primate city of Nairobi. The growth has led to increased pressure on basic needs like housing, transport, water, education and security. Coupled with unequal economic development and social benefits, the result has been the tremendous expansion of informal sectors across fields. To respond to some of this pressure, the central government has vowed initiate large projects in housing, transport, water and others (Republic of Kenya, 2018). Newly enacted legislation also provides for the establishment of multi-sectoral urban boards to oversee the delivery of some services. Among the major projects coming up include Affordable Housing schemes and Mass Rapid Transport investments such as Bus Rapid Transit and expanded commuter rail systems. However, experience from the past both in Nairobi and other Cities has taught us the importance of inclusion, empathy and participation in such projects. Recent times have shown that public projects tend to ignore these and other key elements leading to massive failure of investment. The paper investigates case studies from similar projects in other parts of Africa, Bus Rapid Transit Projects in Lagos, Dar es Salaam and South African Cities; past Slum Upgrading and Housing Projects in Nairobi and other parts of the continent. The research methods also involve data collection on inclusion and participation from those who are affected directly by these proposed projects as well as the impacts that previous projects have had. The results from the study show that without proper communication and participation there are several misunderstandings on liveable spaces in cities. These include misinterpretations of the challenge’s citizens face, on the intentions of proposed solutions as well as the socioeconomic decision-making process of citizens. The implication of this leaves an unhealthy competition between existing informal ‘structures’ in various sectors against the new government driven proposals. The results are that those meant to benefit end up not being the primary beneficiaries. In conclusion, the role of putting people primarily as the centre objective of planning remains critical and key. For African planners, diverting from this will increase the existing inequalities and lead to further social divisions.

scholarly journals Housing provision and improvement programmes for low income populations in the developing world. A review of approaches and their significance in the European context

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (18) ◽  
pp. 29-38
Author(s):  
Jakub Gałuszka
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Affordable Housing ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Housing Provision ◽  
European Context ◽  
The World ◽  
Slum Upgrading ◽  
Incremental Housing

Abstract.The paper deals with the issue of affordable housing provision for low income populations in the developing countries and its significance in the European context. My goal is to discuss this topic through the analysis of different approaches to household provision and improvement with special focus on the involvement of communities in various upgrading procedures. Separate sections of the paper refer to the most important approaches developed in the 20th and 21st centuries. These include: site and service, slum upgrading, incremental housing and communityled upgrading which are analysed through the prism of several examples coming from various parts of the world.The discussion of the strategies formulated in the developing world is linked with the new approaches towards housing provision that are presently promoted or are spontaneously emerging in various cities of Central Europe. These include the issues of container-houses construction in Poland and the creation of informal settlements by Roma populations in Polish and Slovakian cities.

The New Face of Neoliberalism

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo Rizzo
Keyword(s):  
World Bank ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Dar Es Salaam ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Foreign Investors ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government

This chapter focuses on DART, a Bus Rapid Transit project (BRT): the new face of public transport in Dar es Salaam since operations started in 2016. A PPP funded by the World Bank, DART aimed to transform public transport through large-scale infrastructural work and the introduction of new buses, phasing out daladala from the city’s main public transport routes. The chapter challenges the presentation of BRT as the ‘win–win’ solution to tackling the crisis of public transport in developing countries. A contextualized political economy of DART highlights why the project proceeded so slowly (implementation began in 2002), documenting the capacity of some Tanzanian actors to resist. Tensions over the displacement of existing paratransit operators by foreign investors, the inclusion of the existing public transport workforce, employment destruction, affordability of the new service, and their management by the government are a window into ‘actually existing neoliberalism’ and post-socialism in Tanzania.

scholarly journals Fasilitas Keselamatan Pada Halte Transjogja

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 388
Author(s):  
Prima Juanita Romadhona
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
First Aid ◽  
The Other ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Fire Extinguisher ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The World ◽  
Mode Of Transportation

Nowadays, Bus Rapit Transit (BRT) is favourite mode of transportation in most countries in the world. One of the BRT implementation in indonesia is Trans Jogja at Yogyakarta. As the the entry place and the place for delivering or transfering the passenger, halte should has safety facilities as a safety guarantee for the passenger. In accordance with quantitative analysis by BRT standart requirement, there are 3 facilities from some minimal safety facilities requirements that already installed but not meet the determinant such as transfer access, shelter width, and ramp. In the other hand, there are no safety apparatus at the shelter such as CCTV fire extinguisher and first aid. Keywords: Bus Rapid Transit, Trans Jogja, safety facilities

scholarly journals Affordable housing needs affordable transit

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirish B Patel ◽  
Jasmine Saluja ◽  
Oormi Kapadia
Keyword(s):  
Affordable Housing ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Income Groups ◽  
Housing Needs ◽  
Implementation Problems ◽  
Urban Sites ◽  
Suburban Railway

This paper describes a proposal for affordable housing across all income groups on urbanizable mostly greenfield peri-urban sites served by a suburban railway station. Connecting to this arterial transit node, a bus rapid transit system (BRTS) of high frequency would provide a feeder service that penetrates areas too far to be otherwise easily reached from the station. Starting with an income profile of the city’s residents, we estimate what households can afford to pay for housing. Then, assuming cross-subsidized differential pricing of land for different income groups, we determine the financial viability of any particular site. Two specific sites in northern Mumbai are studied for their implementation problems. But the proposal is generic, and with altered assumptions could be applied internationally wherever the context allows.

Game Model of the Route Selection for Bus Rapid Transit

CICTP 2017 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua-Wei Gong ◽  
Wen-Zhou Jin ◽  
Xiao-Dong Zang ◽  
Qiang Luo
Keyword(s):  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Game Model ◽  
Route Selection ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Selection For

Modeling Interstation Travel Speed of Hybrid Bus Rapid Transit within A Bayesian Framework

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji-hua Hu ◽  
Jia-xian Liang
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Travel Speed ◽  
Bayesian Framework ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
Main Road ◽  
Traffic Lights ◽  
Speed Distribution ◽  
Hybrid Bus

Interstation travel speed is an important indicator of the running state of hybrid Bus Rapid Transit and passenger experience. Due to the influence of road traffic, traffic lights and other factors, the interstation travel speeds are often some kind of multi-peak and it is difficult to use a single distribution to model them. In this paper, a Gaussian mixture model charactizing the interstation travel speed of hybrid BRT under a Bayesian framework is established. The parameters of the model are inferred using the Reversible-Jump Markov Chain Monte Carlo approach (RJMCMC), including the number of model components and the weight, mean and variance of each component. Then the model is applied to Guangzhou BRT, a kind of hybrid BRT. From the results, it can be observed that the model can very effectively describe the heterogeneous speed data among different inter-stations, and provide richer information usually not available from the traditional models, and the model also produces an excellent fit to each multimodal speed distribution curve of the inter-stations. The causes of different speed distribution can be identified through investigating the Internet map of GBRT, they are big road traffic and long traffic lights respectively, which always contribute to a main road crossing. So, the BRT lane should be elevated through the main road to decrease the complexity of the running state.

STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN TRANSPORTASI MASSAL DI WILAYAH SUBURBAN MAKASSAR

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Ummu Kalsum ◽  
M.Yamin Jinca
Keyword(s):  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Mapping Analysis

Fenomena suburbanisasi yang terjadi di kota Makassar mendorong terciptanya pusat-pusat aktivitas baru di kawasan pinggiran dan menimbulkan berbagai masalah baru, seperti masalah transportasi. Penelitian ini menjelaskan arah perkembangan kota di wilayah suburban, karakteristik pergerakan, kondisi pelayanan angkutan massal dan menemukan strategi pengembangan transportasi angkutan massal. Proses pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui observasi lapangan dan wawancara, kemudian dianalisis menggunakan mapping analysis, deskriptif kuantitatif, komparasi dan SWOT untuk menemukan strategi pengembangan. Hasil studi menunjukkan bahwa kota berkembang ke arah  Timur dan Selatan serta tidak sesuai dengan hierarki jalan. Disamping itu masyarakat suburban dominan melakukan perjalanan 5 kali dalam seminggu dengan waktu tempuh berkisar 30 menit. Pelayanan angkutan massal menggunakan bus (Bus Rapid Transit) masih rendah karena halte masih sulit dijangkau meskipun biaya penggunaannya sangat terjangkau dan memberikan kenyamanan lebih dibanding angkutan massal lainnya. Oleh karena itu diperlukan strategi pengembangan konsep transportasi yang bersifat mikro dan adaptif untuk diterapkan.

Life cycle emissions from a Bus Rapid Transit system and comparison with other modes of passenger transportation

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 123-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yohen Cuéllar ◽  
Rodrigo Buitrago Tello ◽  
Luis Carlos Belalcazar Ceronn
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Passenger Transportation

Perkembangan Signage Statis Permanen di Halte Transjakarta: Halte Transfer Grogol 1 - Grogol 2

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Moelyono Rahardjo
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit

Signage, sebagai Passenger Information System dalam sistem Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) pada halte Transjakarta: halte Grogol 1 - Grogol 2 tampilannya tidak koheren dan tidak berkesinambungan. Keragaman tampilan signage statis permanen ditelusuri dengan mengaitkannya dengan konteks waktu perkembangan sistem dan keberadaan halte. Penelusuran ini diharapkan akan menjadi catatan untuk memahami keragaman tampilan tersebut.

TOURISM MOBILITY AT THE SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES RIO 2016

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Cabral ◽  
Carolin Lusby ◽  
Ricardo Uvinha
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Official Sources ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

Sports Tourism as a segment is growing exponentially in Brazil. The sports mega-events that occurred in the period from 2007 to 2016 helped strengthen this sector significantly. This article examined tourism mobility during the Summer Olympic Games Rio 2016, hosted by the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This study expands the understanding of the relationship between tourism and city infrastructure, therefore being relevant to academics, professionals of the area and to the whole society due to its multidisciplinary field. The existence of a relationship between means of transportation and the Olympic regions as well as tourist attractions for a possible legacy was observed. Data were collected from official sources, field research and through participant-observation and semi structured interviews. Data were coded and analyzed. The results indicate that the city was overall successful in its execution of sufficient mobility. New means of transportation were added and others updated. BRT's (Bus Rapid Transit) were the main use of mass transport to Olympic sites. However, a lack of public transport access was observed for the touristic sites.

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