scholarly journals Towards a more effective and efficient public transport system : a case study

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Dhiren Allopi
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Forced Flow ◽  
Land Use Patterns ◽  
Strategic Objectives ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
System A ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
The Government

The Government of South Africa has recognised transport as one of its five main priority areas for socia-economic development. One of the Governments strategic objectives, as reflected in the white paper on National Transport Policy, is to promote the use of public transport with the goal of achieving a ratio of 80:20 between public transport and private car usage, as a long term vision. This is no easy task and in order to achieve this goal, an in depth analysis of the current transport situation is required. The structure and land-use patterns of most of the South African cities have forced the residents to be predominantly dependent on private transport, resulting in high car ownerships. Over the years, this has caused the traffic on the major links connecting the suburban areas leading to the city centres to be very high and some of them have already approached forced flow conditions during morning and evening peak periods

Assessment of the quality of passenger service by urban transport

2021 ◽  
pp. 33-38
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Quality Of Services ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Passenger Transportation ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
The Government

The intensification of public transport in urban areas due to increased mobility at the regional and state levels, discrepancies between urban areas with the same population and the lack of statistics related to the efficiency and quality of public transport services are the main factors of our work. It is necessary to draw boundaries between the quality of services and the performance indicators of the public transport system. The quality of services is the subjective result of many intangible variables. The quality of service can be approached from four sides: from the point of view of the passenger, the performance of the vehicle, the specialized passenger transportation company, and the Government. Accessibility, comfort and convenience-these are the main indicators that should be evaluated by the population as having high ratings for the good quality of urban transport services. The tool used to collect the data is the preference survey. Keywords: service quality, public transport, evaluation, efficiency, methods, passenger, survey

scholarly journals Effects of Changes of Lake Victoria Water Levels on Land Use Patterns, Covid-19 Pandemic and Food Security in Winam Gulf, Homa-Bay County, Kenya

Land Science ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. p67
Author(s):  
Otieno, J. ◽  
Otieno, A. C.
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Lake Victoria ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Water Levels ◽  
Land Use Patterns ◽  
Back Flow ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
Winam Gulf ◽  
The Government

The study was carried out on the Southern shore of Winam Gulf, Homa Bay County, Kenya. It was aimed at establishing the relationship among changes of Lake Victoria water levels, land use patterns and food security during the COVID-19 pandemic. Empirical studies involving ground point survey was used to determine the extent of spread of the back flow and vertical rise of the lake’s waters from five pier and nine beach survey points between July 2019 to October 2020. In-depth interviews and questionnaires were also used to collect data which were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Likert’s scale. The average variations of the extent of the back flow was approximately 294m while the vertical change in the water levels along the pier points was 1.03m. This led to submergence of the adjacent land use patterns and interfered with food security in the region. Coupled with the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic, majority (209) of the respondents substituted their meals and a quarter (79) of the them reduced their number of meals per day. A strong positive perception on the responses by the Government of Kenya and County Government Homa Bay towards addressing the pandemic with the Likert’s scale summative perception index of 381 very effective, 328 effective and 363 satisfactory were realized. The study recommends: observance and execution of environmental laws governing settlement on riparian lands, proactive compliance with the warnings and advice from the meteorological department, and adoption of alternative land use patterns.

scholarly journals Model of Fire Alert System using Arduino Nano Pro

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 10346-10348
Keyword(s):  
Transport System ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Temperature Sensor ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Fire Extinguisher ◽  
Alert System ◽  
Fire Fighters ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
The Government ◽  
Fire Accidents

Now-a-days, fire accidents are occurring very frequently in public transport system which causes the loss of most valuable human lives and the government property. There are so many methods to avoid fire accidents and to lessen the ruthlessness of loss in case of fire accidents in public transport system. It can be done climatic conditions also [6]. So, it can further reduce the loss caused by fire accidents in trains if it is able to inform the respective establishments directly after the chances and open the emergency door automatically. In this it is proposed and design for the problem that in case sudden fire has been evacuated and when it reaches to Roof top where we place smoke and temperature sensor. And sends the location and information of issue to higher authorities and fire fighters through GSM module and GPS. When the temperature reaches maximum then automatic fire extinguisher and water sprinklers on ceiling got activated and perform their task also works according to it and in some cases if the water in the sprinkler tank getting less known by the ultrasonic sensor then the water from regular usage tanks get connected and blow off the fire. And saves property and lives.

scholarly journals Geographical Modelling of Transit Deserts in Cape Town

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 997
Author(s):  
Marianne Vanderschuren ◽  
Robert Cameron ◽  
Alexandra Newlands ◽  
Herrie Schalekamp
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Land Use Patterns ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Global North

The World Bank calculated South Africa’s 2018 Gini Coefficient to be 0.63, which made it the world’s most unequal country. Such inequality is perpetuated by land-use patterns still influenced by the apartheid past. The resulting urban form necessitates long travel distances, often relying on fragmented transit modes, each with their own geographical and temporal constraints. This study applies work on transit deserts in cities in the global north to Cape Town, aiming to assess the methodological transferability to the global south, and generating case study results. In the Cape Town case, the study first analyses transit deserts based on formal public transport supply (bus rapid transit, traditional bus and train), identifying that ten out of 18 traffic analysis zones were classified as transit gaps (some unserved demand), while three of these zones qualified as transit deserts (significant undersupply). Like its U.S. counterparts, excess supply is found near Cape Town’s city centre. In Cape Town, the transit gaps/deserts are partly filled by unscheduled minibus-taxis. When this informal public transport service is added, the transit deserts disappear; however, half of the transport analysis zones still qualify as having transit gaps. It is, therefore, concluded that informal public transit in Cape Town reduces the transit gap, but does not eliminate it.

scholarly journals Dynamics of rice production among the food crops of Tanzania

2021 ◽  
Vol 117 (9/10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abel L. Mtembeji ◽  
Dharam R. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Data ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Land Use Patterns ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Rice Area ◽  
Order Markov Chain ◽  
The Government ◽  
High Yielding Varieties ◽  
Market Leadership

Rice is an important crop in Tanzania which contributes significantly to the farmers, consumers, and the government. Recognising this importance, the government has made initiatives to attain rice self-sufficiency. These initiatives are crucial in contributing to regional self-sufficiency, enabling rice market leadership, and injecting productivity through significant improvements in the quality, quantity, and value of rice produced in Tanzania. We investigated the dynamics of rice area, production, and productivity and identified shifts in the land-use patterns in Tanzania. To analyse secondary data collected over a 33-year period from 1986/1987 to 2018/2019, we used compound annual growth rates, Cuddy-Della Valle Index and a first-order Markov chain approach. We found that the growth in the areas under rice cultivation, production and productivity were inconsistent as evidenced by the presence of instabilities. Rice remains the third most stable crop in the country in terms of area under production retention; however, this might decline in the next 2 years. Policies in future must enable strategies to increase productivity as well as promote high-yielding varieties, efficient input usage, and irrigation infrastructure development.

scholarly journals Nutritional Status and Food Security of Farm Households under Different Land Use Patterns in Bangladesh

2013 ◽  
pp. 49-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
KMM Rahman ◽  
MS Islam
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Farm Households ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Calorie Intake ◽  
Food Protein ◽  
Rice Farming ◽  
Land Use Patterns ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
The Government

This study was aimed at estimating the impacts of changing land use patterns on food security for the farm households in Bangladesh. It was based on primary data collected from 730 households of different farm categories with direct interview method, which covered 14 existing most important land use patterns. The study revealed that households of alternate shrimp (bagda) and rice farming consumed the highest amounts of food followed by year round shrimp (bagda) farming whereas the highest per capita calorie intake was observed in households of alternate rice and wheat production. But households of year round shrimp (bagda) farming generated the highest amount of income followed by households of alternate shrimp (bagda) and rice farming, year round banana production and year round floriculture, respectively. But there were no systematic and regular patterns of relationships among income, food, protein and calorie intakes in different land use patterns. Large households consumed the highest amount of food and protein followed by medium, small and marginal households, respectively. All the land use patterns were found to increase major food security indicators and reduced poverty. All the 14 land use patterns should be made sustainable to the farmers by properly addressing environmental factors and by easing access of farmers to inputs and outputs markets by the government. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjnut.v24i0.14036 Bangladesh J. Nutr. Vol. 24-25 Dec 2011-2012 pp.49-64

scholarly journals Barriers and Drivers of Transition to Sustainable Public Transport in the Philippines

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Charmaine Samala Guno ◽  
Angelie Azcuna Collera ◽  
Casper Boongaling Agaton
Keyword(s):  
Transport System ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Support ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Public Utility ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
The Government

Electrification of public utility vehicles plays a vital role in the transition towards a more sustainable transport system. However, the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) encounters varying challenges ranging from financing issues, government policies, and public acceptance. Using the Philippines as a case, this research applies political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental (PESTLE) analysis to determine how different drivers affect the adoption of EVs in the public transport system from various transport stakeholders’ vantage points. Survey results identified economic and technological factors as the main barriers to the adoption of electric public transport. This includes high investment and operational costs, lack of charging infrastructure, issues in driving range and use in different terrains, and the availability of EV parts and repair stations. On the other hand, the main enabler is the significant public support for the modernization of the public transport system through EVs, backed up by policy and legal drivers. For a zero-emission public transport system, this study recommends that the government should invest in sustainable sources of energy, develop more public infrastructure, diversify the transport sector, fund the development of locally made EVs, and initiate a massive information campaign in educating the public of its advantages.

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