Building a sustainable platform for low-cost mobility in South Africa

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dc.contributor.author Maphakela, W.
dc.contributor.author Mashiri, M.
dc.contributor.author Chakwizira, James
dc.contributor.author Mpondo, Bongisizwe
dc.contributor.editor Cameron, Bill
dc.contributor.editor Behrens, Roger
dc.contributor.editor Froschauer, Pauline
dc.contributor.other Southern African Transport Conference (32nd : 2013 : Pretoria, South Africa)
dc.contributor.other Minister of Transport, South Africa
dc.date.accessioned 2013-11-05T08:43:34Z
dc.date.available 2013-11-05T08:43:34Z
dc.date.created 2013-07-08
dc.date.issued July 2013 en_US
dc.description This paper was transferred from the original CD ROM created for this conference. The material was published using Adobe Acrobat 10.1.0 Technology. The original CD ROM was produced by Document Transformation Technologies Postal Address: PO Box 560 Irene 0062 South Africa. Tel.: +27 12 667 2074 Fax: +27 12 667 2766 E-mail: nigel@doctech URL: http://www.doctech.co.za en_US
dc.description.abstract Paper presented at the 32nd Annual Southern African Transport Conference 8-11 July 2013 "Transport and Sustainable Infrastructure", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa. en_US
dc.description.abstract The transportation burden faced by developing rural and urban communities on a daily basis in South Africa is real and substantial. Many rural communities for example are still not connected to the main rural network or are only provided with unreliable access to socio-economic opportunities. This lack of mobility and accessibility of goods and persons has had the effect of limiting their participation in the mainstream economy thereby entrenching their isolation. No wonder this lack of access is regarded as one of the most significant determinants of poverty. The problem is not transitory, that is, given time it will pass away. Thus, the challenge for transport policies is clearly to achieve a much better level of general mobility and accessibility, at a much lower cost. Non-motorized transport modes provide that option. In this regard, the need for a concerted, deliberate and systematic effort to redress this problem cannot be over-emphasised. Making use of largely secondary data, this paper will seek to showcase as well as assess the work of the Department of Transport running the gamut from demonstration projects, workshops, design fiestas, to a non-motorized transport policy with a view to determining the gaps in the current approach in terms of type and intensity of intervention options as a departure point for crafting a much more robust implementation framework. en_US
dc.description.librarian mv2013 en_US
dc.format.extent 15 p. en_US
dc.format.medium PDF en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 978-1-920017-62-0
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/32278
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.relation.ispartof SATC 2013 en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries 1C_Maphakela_Building en_US
dc.relation.requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, version 6.0 en_US
dc.rights University of Pretoria en_US
dc.subject Non-motorized transport en_US
dc.subject Low-cost mobility en_US
dc.subject Access en_US
dc.subject Poverty eradication en_US
dc.subject Job creation en_US
dc.subject Sustainable rural and urban development en_US
dc.subject.ddc 388.0968
dc.subject.lcsh Transportation en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Transportation -- Africa en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Transportation -- Southern Africa en_US
dc.title Building a sustainable platform for low-cost mobility in South Africa en_US
dc.type Presentation en_US


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